Skin

Goosebumps are caused by contractions of the ______ muscle

• Arrector pili
• Apocrine
• Eccrine
• Sebaceous

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Skin color is due to a pigment called

• Keratin
• Melanin
• Chromatin
• Epithelium

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is one function of the integumentary system?

• It absorbs vitamin C so that the skin will not be subject to diseases.
• The cells of the epidermis store glucose for energy.
• It aids in desiccation.
• It converts cholesterol to vitamin D.

The protein that makes us "waterproof" is called

• keratin
• melanin
• carotene
• mucus

The epidermis is composed of _____.

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

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The clear layer only present in certain areas of the body is called:

• Stratum granulosum
• Stratum spinosum
• Stratum corneum
• Stratum lucidum

Sweating to regulate body temperature is an example of

• negative feedback
• positive feedback
• a homeostatic imbalance
• aging

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The top layer of the skin is called the _________________.

• dermis
• oil gland
• nerve
• epidermis

What is the name of tube that our hair grows from?

• Follicle
• Root
• Shaft
• Sebaceous

The vasculated area of skin is the:

• Dermis
• Epidermis
• Hypodermis
• Stratum basale