Skin Anatomy Quiz

Provide the missing term(s) to complete the following sentences. The skin or _______ is the largest body organ. The average adult has about 21.5 square feet of skin. It varies in thickness depending on what part of the body it covers and what its function is in covering that part. The skin has three main parts or layers: the ________, the ________, and the ________ or the ________.

The epidermis, the ________ layer of skin, ranges from 1/200 to 1/20 of an inch thick and consists of several ________.

The epidermis is made up of cells called ________, a flat, scaly layer of cells.

The layers that make up the squamous epithelium are called ________.

Not all parts of the body's skin contain all the sublayers of epidermis. The top sublayer is called the ________. It consists of a flat layer of dead cells arranged in parallel rows.

As they die, the cells in the stratum corneum fill with ________, a waterproof barrier that keeps microorganisms out and moisture in.

The bottom layer of the epidermis is called the ________. Here new cells are produced and pushed up to the stratum corneum.

Specialized cells called ________ produce a pigment called ________ which helps to determine skin and hair color.

The dermis contains connective tissue that holds many capillaries, lymph cells, nerve endings, sebaceous and sweat glands, and hair follicles. This connective tissue is composed primarily of ________ fibers that form a strong, elastic network.

The subcutaneous layer is the layer between the dermis and the body's inner organs. It consists of ________ (or fatty) tissue and some layers of fibrous tissue.