Skin

Identify the structure labeled "I".

• hair follicle

• dermal capillaries

• sebaceous gland

Where can you find a layer of dead skin cells?

• in the dermis

• in the epidermis

• in the hypodermis

• this layer does not exist, dead skin cells fall off right away and are immediately repaired

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What is the oily substance that hydrates the skin, prevents it from being dry and makes it waterproof?

• sweat

• cerumen

• sebum

• humus

What anchors the skin to underlying organs?

• epidermis

• dermis

• hypodermis

• arrector pili

Fatty tissue found below the dermis is:

• papillae

• papillary layer

• tactile 

• subcutaneous tissue

Which of the following is not a function of the skin

• Protection

• Temperature

• Excretion

• Transportation

How many layers are there in the skin

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 7

Adipose tissue is most abundant in the ________________ layer under the skin.

• epidermal

• dermal

• subcutaneous

• transdermal

What produces sweat?

• pore

• sweat gland

• sebaceous gland

• epidermis

What produces sebum?

• artery

• sweat gland

• salivary gland

• sebaceous gland