the skin ch. 2 L.3

Skin helps eliminate wastes and produce vitamin D.

• True

• False

The dermis is the outer layer of the skin, which helps protect your skin.

• True

• False

Together an outer layer and an inner layer perform all the skin's functions.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

The epidermis is the inner layer of the skin, which includes nerves, blood vessels, sweat glands, hairs, and oil glands.

• True

• False

Having healthy skin involves diet, cleanliness, and limiting time in the sun.

• True

• False

Skin helps the body maintain a steady ................ through perspiration and the enlarging of blood vessels

• temperature

• weight

• mass

...................

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

• Blood cells

• Nerves

• Pigment

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Some cells deep in the epidermis produce ............. a pigment that colors the skin.

• dermis

  ,

• oil

• melanin

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Eating a balanced diet provides the energy and raw materials needed for the growth and replacement of

.

• skin cells

• blood cells

• nerves

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

produced in glands around the follicles keeps the surface of the skin moist and the hairs flexible.

• Blood

• Oil

• Melanin