Integumentary System Quiz Review

List the correct levels of organization.

• Cell - Tissue - Organism - Organ System - Organism

• Cell - Tissue - Organ System - Organ - Organism

• Cell - Tissue - Organ - Organ System - Organism

Homeostasis

• allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
• is impossible in vertebrates
• is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
• is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Epithelial, Connective, Nervous, and Muscle are types of ________ found in the body.

• Skin

• Glands

• Tissues

• Layers

The functions of the skin include all of these except:

• removes waste

• reducing water loss

• regulates temperature

• process thoughts

What sense organ is responsible for our sense of touch?

• Blood Vessels

• Sweat Glands

• Oil Glands

• Nerve Endings

In which layer of the skin would I find sebaceous glands?

• dermis

• epidermis

• hypodermis

The hypodermis is also referred to as...

• subcutaneous

• subdermis

• lower epidermis

The tough protein that gives hair, nails, and the outer layers of skin its strength is

• keratin

• melanin

• chromatin

• dermatin

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

The pigment that gives skin its color and protects from UV radiation is

• keratin

• melanin

• chromatin

• dermatin

What are the main layers of the skin from superficial to deep?

• epidermis, dermis, hypodermis

• dermis, hypodermis, epidermis

• dermis, epidermis, hypodermis

• hypodermis, dermis, epidermis