The skin

The largest organ in the body is...?

• The brain

• The heart

• The skin

• The stomach

The thickest skin on your body is located on the

• Elbow

• Knee

• ear lobe

• bottom of the foot

What are the 3 main functions of the skin( what does skin do for us)?

Choose three of the choices below by checking the boxes

• absorb nutrients into the body

• protect the body from germs, sun, and water

• regulates body temperature so we don't get too hot or cold

• pads our bones so they don't break

• gives us our sense of touch

What is the outer layer of skin called

• The crust

• The pigment

• the epidermis

• collagen

The thinnest skin on your body is located

• on your finger tips

• on your lips

• on the top of your feet

• on your eyelids

This comes out of glands in the skin and helps to cool us off

(hint: it makes us kinda wet too)

• blood

• pus

• hair

• sweat

Humans who live closer to the equator when the sun is more intense have

• darker skin color

• lighter skin color

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Melanin is what gives our skin it's

• shape

• color

• feel

• ability to stretch

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What part of your skin is unique (different for everyone) and never changes

• toes prints

• lips

• forehead

• fingerprints

How big is the adult human skin ( if you laid it flat and stretched it out).

• 20 square inches

• 15 square feet

• 20 square feet

• 25 square yards