Integumentary system

What is the purpose / function of the skin?

• protection
• temperature maintenance
• excretion and sensory reception
• all of the choices

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which is the thin, most superficial layer of skin?

• Epidermis
• Dermis
• Hypodermis

The epidermis is composed of _____.

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

Which layer of the epidermis produces new skin cells?

• stratum germinativum
• stratum granulosum
• stratum corneum
• stratum lucidum

Which layer of the epidermis do dead skin cells flake off of?

• stratum germinativum
• stratum granulosum
• stratum corneum
• stratum lucidum

Which layer contains accessory structures such as sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles?

• epidermis
• dermis
• hypodermis
• hyperdermis

Skin and eye color is due to a pigment called ____.

• Keratin
• Melanin
• Chromatin
• Epithelium

Which vitamin is synthesized by the skin?

• A
• E
• K
• D

Which is not an accessory organ of the skin?

• hair 
• nails
• sebaceous glands
• melanin

This gland releases an oil known as sebum.

• Sebaceous gland
• Apocrine gland
• Merocrine gland
• All of the choices