The Skin

What is being pointed to here?

• Hair

• Nails

• Sweat Glands

• Sebaceous Glands

The top layer of the skin is called the _________________.

• dermis
• oil gland
• nerve
• epidermis

New skin cells are always being made at the _____________ part of the epidermis.

• highest
• lowest
• middle
• epidermis

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The dermis is ___________ than the epidermis.

• thinner
• stickier
• slimier
• thicker

The coloring in the skin; found in the epidermis.

• Melanin
• Oil
• Perspiration
• Pores

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what causes skin cancer?

• nothing
• UV rays 
• Radiation
• Smoking

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Contains the nerves & blood vessels?

• Epidermis
• Dermis

The skin helps to produce _______________ by using UV rays from the sun.

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin D
• Vitamin K

Which is NOT a function of the skin?

• Insulation
• Movement
• Excretion
• Vitamin D Production

Skin cell that holds pigment

• Lipocyte
• Seborrhea
• Hypodermic
• Melanocyte

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