The Skin- Health

What is your body’s largest organ?

• Heart

• Large intestine

• Skin

• Brain

The skin does all of these except:

• Allow us to have the sense of touch

• Help the body absorb sugary food

• Help keep our bodies at just the right temperature

• Protect our bodies

What is the outermost layer of skin?

• Subcutaneous layer

• Blubber

• Epidermis

• Dermis

What gives skin its color?

• Melanin

• Dye

• The dermis

• Blood vessels

Each hair on your body grows out of a tiny tube in the skin called:

• Follicle

• Straw

• Pore

• Sweat gland

What tells your brain how things feel when you touch them?

• The Dermis

• Hair

• Nerve endings

• Pores

Blood vessels bring ______ to skin cells.

• Sweat

• Oxygen and nutrients

• Carbon dioxide

• Food

What is your skin’s natural oil called?

• Sweat

• Melanin

• Sebum

• Vegetable oil

To protect your skin from sun damage, use:

• A brimmed hat

• Sunscreen

• Lip balm with sunscreen

• All of the above

Why do you get goosebumps when you’re cold?

• Gosling reflex

• Pilomotor reflex

• Patellar reflex

• Gag reflex