Anatomy Week 13

The protein that makes us "waterproof" is called

• keratin
• melanin
• carotene
• mucus

What layer of the skin contains sweat glands?

• Dermis

• Epidermis

• Hypodermis

• Subcutaneous

Which is NOT a function of your skin?

• Protecting your body from outside invaders

• Regulating temperature

• Taking in oxygen

• Sensing touch and temperature

A pimple forms when a ________________ becomes clogged with oil, dead skin cells, and bacteria.

• Sweat Gland

• Sebaceous Gland

• Melanocyte

• Blood Vessel

The muscle that causes goose bumps when a person is frightened or cold is the?

• angled muscle
• secretory muscle
• absorption muscle
• arrector pili muscle

What part of the skin doesn't have hair?

• Palms

• eyelids

• earlobes

• nose

Which type of cell is found in the hypodermis?

• adipose tissue

• keratinocytes

• Langerhans (dendritic) cells

• melanocytes

• Merkel cells

Oil glands that are connected to hair follicles are also called?

• sudoriferous glands
• sebaceous glands
• arrector glands
• substance glands

How does sweat cool you?

• evaporation

• condensation

• invagination

• oder

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

• Hair growth

• water loss

• temperature

• vitamin D absorption