Quick Skin Review

What is the outermost layer of the skin?

• Epidermis
• Dermis
• Subcutaneous
• fatty layer

What gives your skin color

• Epidermis
• follicles
• dermis
• melanin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following is NOT part of the integumentary system?

• Skin
• Cartilage 
• Nails
• Hair

The largest organ of the human body is the:

• liver
• skin
• lungs
• heart

The muscle that causes goose bumps when a person is frightened or cold is the?

• angled muscle
• secretory muscle
• absorption muscle
• arrector pili muscle

Oil glands that are connected to hair follicles are also called?

• sudoriferous glands
• sebaceous glands
• arrector glands
• substance glands

The cells that produce the dark skin pigment called melanin are?

• papule
• melanocytes
• keratin
• collagen

Which vitamin enables the body to properly absorb and use calcium?

• vitamin A
• vitamin C
• vitamin D
• vitamin E

The dermis layer is made up of two layers, which are the:

• papillary and reticular
• papillary and dermal
• dermal and tactile
• tactile and reticular

The oldest cells of the epidermis will be found here

• Stratum Corneum
• Stratum Basale
• Stratum Spinosum
• Stratum Granulosum