Royal Lecture: Integumentary System - Chapter 6, Part 1

What is the largest organ in the human body?

• Lungs

• Skin

• Liver

• Heart

Which layer of the epidermis is the deepest and well-fed?

• Stratum corneum

• Stratum granulosum

• Stratum basale

• Stratum spinosum

What is the main function of melanocytes?

• Provide nutrients to the epidermis

• Generate new skin cells

• Absorb ultraviolet radiation

• Produce keratin

What gives our skin its toughness and elasticity?

• Papillary dermis

• Epidermis

• Hypodermis

• Reticular dermis

Which glands are responsible for producing sweat that helps regulate body temperature?

• Eccrine sweat glands

• Holocrine glands

• Apocrine sweat glands

• Sebaceous glands