11/6 Integumentary System, or skin

How many layers of skin are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The name of the first layer of skin is called ...

• epidermis

• dermis

• hypodermis

• subcutaneous fat

The skin absorbs this vitamin from the sun. It helps to keep us healthy.

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

The dermis contains these important messengers to the brain. They tell the brain what is touching the skin like heat or cold.

• dead cells

• nerve endings

• hair

• Pikachu

Another name for the skin is the ______________________ System.

• Nervous

• Digestive

• Integumentary

• X-box

The epidermis, or outer layer of skin, replaces itself every ________ ______________.

• 2 weeks

• 2 months

• 4 weeks

• 4 months

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The skin is the _________________ organ in the human body.

• smallest

• largest

• coldest

• hottest

We can find our sweat glands, hair follicles, and nerve endings in this layer of the skin. This is the second layer of skin.

• hypodermis

• dermis

• epidermis

• chocolate

Your skin has three layers. The inner layer of skin is mostly made up of fat cells and is called the __________________.

• Oreo

• epidermis

• dermis

• hypodermis

The epidermis contains a pigment called ___________ which determines the tone of your skin color. The more you have the darker your skin. This pigment also helps protect you from the rays of the sun.

• paint

• melanin

• dermis

• fat cells

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