What is the name of the middle layer of the skin?

• subcutaneous

• dermal

• epidermal

What is the name of the protein in epidermal cells that waterproofs and protects the cells?

• fat

• melanin

• keratin

What is the name of the pigment in the skin that protects the cells from UV damage?

• keratin

• melanin

• sebaceous

In which layer would you find the hair follicles and nerve cells?

• epidermal

• dermal

• subcutaneous

The sebaceous glands produce what?

• oil

• sweat

• hair

Which of these is NOT a function of the skin?

• temperature regulation

• vitamin D production

• movement

• protection from micro-organisms

Which kind of burn is not painful because it has damaged the nerve cells?

• first degree

• second degree

• third degree

Which of these can help prevent skin cancer? (more than one answer)

• stay out of the sun between 10am - 4pm

• wear sunblock in the sun

• wear clothes in the sun

• wash your skin

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

The skull and vertebrae are a part of the ___________ skeleton

• axial

• appendicular

• perpendicular

How many bones in the adult human body?

• 300

• 206

• 260

• 75