The Skin

Our skin houses which of the five senses?

• Smell

• Taste

• Sight

• Touch

Which of the following body parts have extra receptor cells?

• Lips

• Feet

• Hands

• Lips, feet and hands

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The skin widens blood vessels to keep us cool and narrows blood vessels to keep us warm.

• True

• False

Place the following layers of skin in order, from outermost to innermost: Dermis; Epidermis; Hypodermis

• C A B

• B A C

• A B C

• B C A

Where can you find dead skin cells?

• Your innermost layer of skin

• Your outermost layer of skin

• The border between the epidermis and the dermis

• The border between the dermis and the hypodermis

What layer of skin is this

• Melanin

• epidermis

• dermis

• hypodermis

What layer of skin is this

• hypodermis

• epidermis

• dermis

• pore

It protects your body from cold, heat and diseases.

• Epidermis

• Dermis

• Hypodermis

What layer of skin is this?

• epidermis

• dermis

• hypodermis

• melanin

outermost layer of skin

• epidermis

• dermis

• melanin

• pore