Integumentary System

Skin color is due to a pigment called

• Keratin
• Melanin
• Chromatin
• Epithelium

The protein that makes us "waterproof" is called

• keratin
• melanin
• carotene
• mucus

The epidermis is composed of _____.

• stratified squamous epithelium
• simple columnar epithelium
• adipose tissue
• connective tissue

Oil glands that are found all over the skin, except on the palms and soles of the feet; ducts usually empty into a hair follicle

• exocrine glands
• sebaceous glands
• sebum
• sweat glands

Burn that involves injury to the epidermis and upper dermis and is painful is referred to as a 

• 1st degree burn
• 2nd degree burn
• 3rd degree burn

Which vitamin is synthesized by the skin?

• A
• E
• K
• D

Nails are composed of 

• carotene
• keratin
• sebum
• melanin

Where is the dermis located?

• The surface of the skin
• Directly below the epidermis
• Covers the outside layers

What is the purpose of the skin?

• protection
• body temp maintenance
• excretion an
  d perception of stimuli
• all of the above

Sweat glands

• sebaceous 
• sudoriferous