The Skin

Skin protects the body by keeping harmful substances outside the body and keeping important substances inside the body.

• True

• False

Which one is not a function of skin.

• Helps regulate body temperature.

• Eliminate wastes.

• Gather information about the environment.

• Produce Vitamin C.

Which one is a function of the skin?

• Eliminates water.

• Produces vitamin D.

• Develop information.

• Mantaining a hot temperature.

How do the dead cells of the epidermis help the body?

• Getting out of skin.

• Becoming part of the epidermal surface layer that protects skin.

• Stop producing vitamin D for the body.

• Eliminating all the wastes through perspiration.

What structures does the dermis contain?

• Nerves

• Blood Vessels

• Solid Wastes

• Skin

• Vitamin D

How can you help to keep your skin healthy?

• Eating a helpful diet.

• Keeping the skin clean.

• Limiting time in Sun.

• None of the above.

the inner layer of the skin

• dermis

• melanin

• pores

• skin

openings that allow sweat to reach the surface of

the skin

• vitamin D

• dermis

• pores

• disease

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a pigment that colors the skin

• Epidermis

• Melanin

• Dermis

• Chloroplast

a disease in which some cells divide uncontrollably

• Skin

• Diabetes

• Flu

• Cancer

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