Integumentary System (Skin)

What is your body’s largest organ system?

• Heart

• Large intestine

• Skin

• Brain

The skin does all of these except:

• Protect our bodies

• Help keep our bodies at just the right temperature

• Help the body absorb sugary foods

• Allow us to have the sense of touch

What is the outermost layer of skin?

• Dermis

• Epidermis

• Blubber

• Subcutaneous layer

What gives skin its color?

• The dermis

• Blood vessels

• Dye

• Melanin

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

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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

The layer of skin that contains nerve endings, blood vessels, oil glands, and sweat glands.

• Epidermis

• Dermis

• Melanin

• Hair follicle