Integumentary System

Which cells produce black pigment?

What organ is the body's first line of defense against pathogens?

What substance makes skin relatively waterproof?

• Skin oil

• Keratin

• Sudoriferous

• Stratum corneum

cry/o

• cold

• hot

• heat

• cool down

Melanin does what?

• delivers nutrients to hair follicles

• gives color to your hair and skin

• keeps your skin waterproof

• slows the loss of skin cells

These are the functions of the skin. Check all four.

• Protection

• Sensation

• Making Vitamin B complex

• Temperature Regulation

• Making Vitamin D

The rule of 9's is for ___________

• nail diseases

• hair growth chart

• burns

Which of the following terms is a minor wound resulting from a sharp-edged object cutting through the skin layers?

• Laceration

• Abrasion

• Thermal burn

• Sunburn

The medical branch of science that deals with the study of the skin, its functions and diseases, is:

• dermatology
• physiology
• anatomy
• histology

Skin

• cutane/o

• derm/o, dermat/o

• -derma

• All of these