Skin & Hair

What is the top layer of skin called?

• callus

• epidermis

• dermis

• hypodermis

What layer of skin senses pain?

• callus

• epidermis

• dermis

• hypodermis

What is the oily substance that protects the skin against water called?

• seaweed

• callus

• sebum

• skin

The coloring in the skin; found in the epidermis.

• Melanin
• Oil
• Perspiration
• Pores

The skin serves as a protective shield against heat, light, injury, and infection.

• True

• False

Structure in the dermis of the skin from which a strand of hair grows.

• Follicle

• dermis

• vitamin D

• melanin

Skin protects the body by keeping harmful substances outside the body and keeping important substances inside the body.

• True

• False

How can you help to keep your skin healthy?

• Eating a helpful diet.

• Keeping the skin clean.

• Limiting time in Sun.

• None of the above.

Your hair grows out of special tubes called---

• arteries

• philtrum

• follicles

• glabella

Sweating and shivering are your body's way of regulating ______________.

• Hair growth

• water loss

• temperature

• vitamin D absorption