Integumentary System

Which of the following is NOT a function of the integumentary system?

• Regulating body temperature

• eliminating wastes

• gathering information

• transporting materials

Which of the following is not found in the inner layer of the skin?

• Oil glands

• blood vessels

• pores

• sweat glands

Which of the following is a pigment that colors the skin?

• Vitamin D

• Melanin

• Chlorophyll

• Follicle

The surface of your skin contains dead skin cells that stay in this layer for about

• one to two hours

• two to three days

• two to three weeks

• one to two months

Skin helps the body maintain steady ________ through perpiration and the enlarging of blood vessels.

• temperature

• weight

• sweat

• water

________ in the skin gather information from the environment about pressure, temperature, and pain.

• nerves/receptors

• glands

• skin

• hair

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The ________ is the inner layer of the skin.

• epidermis

• dermis

• hypodermis

• basal

The ________ is the outer layer of the skin.

• epidermis

• dermis

• hypodermis

• basal

_______ produced in the glands around the follicles keeps the surface of the skin moist and the hair flexible

• sweat

• oil

• salt

• pores

Skin helps eliminate waste and produces _______

• vitamin D

• salt

• pores

• heat