Integumentary System

It is the largest organ of the body and it serves as the barrier of the body against germs.

• Skin

• Hair

• Melanin

Produces oil that lubricates the skin and hair and enhances the barrier function of the skin.

• subcutaneous fatty tissue

• sweat glands

• oil glands

The skin has three layers which are

• dermis, epidermis, melanin

• dermis, epidermis, subcutaneous fatty tissue

• dermis, epidermis, sweat glands

It is a slender, flexible structure found on the surface of the skin.

• pores

• nails

• hair

Produces perspiration which comes out and evaporates to increase heat loss.

• oil glands

• sweat glands

• hair bulb

_____________ body temperature is one of the functions of the integumentary system.

• regulating

• protecting

• increasing

Integumentary system helps the body dispose of _______________.

• body fluids

• waste products

• cells

The ______________ in the skin receive the stimuli that are interpreted in the brain as touch, heat, and cold and initiate the body's response or actions to such.

• nail

• nerve

• pores

The epidermis contains cells that produce ____________, ___________, and _____________ and help the body against infection.

• pores, fat, keratin

• keratin, sweat glands, protein

• keratin, protein, melanin

The skin commonly works with

• Circulatory System

• Respiratory System

• Nervous System