The Integumentary System

Skin varies in thickness. It is nearly... times thicker on the soles of the feet than it is on the eyelids.

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The skin around the elbows and knees is... so they can...

• loose / bend

• tight / bend

• loose / tear

• tight/bend

The palm of the hand is ... so that it can ...

• Firm and ridged / hold

• soft and supple / hold

• Firm and ridged / grip

• lined and hard / tell the future

Your fingertips have a pattern of ridges, these are your own set of...

• Fingers

• fingerprints

• fingertips

• finger ridges

Which help control body temperature?

• Blood Vessels

• Hair follicles

• Sweat Glands

• All (blood vessels, hair follicles, and sweat glands)

When the body is too hot, blood vessels...

• Widen

• Narrow

• open

• close

Sweat glands produce moisture which dries on the skin to...

• clean the body

• warm up the body

• Cool down the body

• Help to sleep

When the body is cold, the blood vessels...

• open

• narrow

• widen

• close

Beneath the dermis is a layer of... which helps keep the body warm and stores energy.

• skin

• muscle

• fat

• hair

... in the skin make an oily substance which helps keep the skin waterproof.

• Skin

• Glands

• Subcutaneous glands

• Sebaceous Glands