Skin/Integumentary System

How does the skin protect the body from disease?

• by keeping disease causing microorganisms from entering the body

• by gathering information about the environment

• by increasing body temperature when it is cold

• by supplying water to the body through the pores

Nerves and blood vessels in the skin are located in the

• pores

• dermis

• epidermis

• canals

The pigment melanin in the skin functions to

• keep water within the skin

• produce new living cells in the epidermis

• help protect the skin from sunburn

• surround and protect hair follicles

What is the outermost layer of the skin is the

• dermis

• epidermis

• fatty tissue

• sweat glands

Limiting sun exposure helps to prevent skin _______, a disease in which cells divide uncontrollably.

• Epidermis

• Sickle Cell

• Ance

• Cancer

This function of the skin allows the body to retain or lose heat.

• body temperature regulation

• storage

• excretion

• absorption

The epidermis has

• blood vessels

• no blood vessels

The main function(s) of the skin is to:___________

• hold in water

• protect from infection

• provide the sense of touch

• all of the above

The largest organ of the human body is the:

• liver

• lungs

• skin

• heart