Integumentary System

What are some of the functions of the Integumentary System?

• Support

• Protection

• Elimination

• Production of Vitamin D

• Temperature Regulation

Where is the epidermis?

• Upper layer of the skin

• Middle layer of the skin

• Fatty layer of the skin

• Bottom layer of the skin

What does the epidermis do?

• Makes us sweat

• Has sweat glands in it

• Protects us from germs

• gives us insulation

The middle layer of your skin is the

• Epidermis

• Hypodermis

• Dermis

• Subcutaneous layer

Your skin helps produce vitamin D

• When it sweats

• When it shivers

• When it is dry

• When it is exposed to sun

Sweat glands are located in this layer

• Dermis

• Epidermis

• Hypodermis

• Subcutis

The integumentary system helps with temperature regulation by

• Getting rid of salts

• Sweating

• shivering

• constricting

The integumentary system eliminates

• carbon dioxide

• subcutaneous fat

• vitamin D

• Water and salts

The skin is

• the largest organ

• waterproof to keep you from drying out

• made of chitin

• what muscles becomes after it's all used up

Other parts of the Integumentary system include

• hair

• cartilage

• tendons

• fingernails

• bones