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Integumentary System

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which are part of the integumentary system?

a)

Muscles, skeleton, bone marrow

b)

Hair, skin, bones

c)

Hair, skin, nails

d)

Brain, spinal cord, nerves

2.

What part of the integumentary system sends and receives messages?

a)

Glands

b)

Hair

c)

Nails

d)

Nerves

3.

Which is not a function of the integumentary system?

a)

Protection against foreign objects

b)

Sweating/cooling

c)

Insulating/warming

d)

Urinating

4.

How is your body cooled?

a)

Hair

b)

Fat

c)

Oil glands

d)

Sweat

5.

What's the outer-most layer of your skin called?

a)

Epidermis

b)

Dermis

c)

Subcutaneous fat layer

d)

All of the above

6.

What is the largest organ of your body?

a)

Liver

b)

Kidneys

c)

Skin

d)

None of the above

7.

How does hair protect us?

a)

By keeping us cooler

b)

By keeping us warmer

c)

By providing a boundary against germs

d)

Waterproofing

8.

What is the last deepest layer of our skin? What is its function?

a)

Epidermis--protection

b)

Subcutaneous fat layer--glands and nerves

c)

Fat--cooling and protection

d)

Fat--warmth

9.

How does sweating actually keep us cooler?

a)

Through condensation

b)

It's colder than the air outside

c)

Through sublimation

d)

Though evaporation

10.

Check ALL which are parts of the integumentary system.

a)

Hair

b)

Kidneys

c)

Nails

d)

Skin

11.

Check all the main layers of the skin

a)

Alveoli layer

b)

Dermis

c)

Epidermis

d)

Subcutaneous fat layer

e)

Semi permeable layer

12.
Your nails grow from a...
a)
Follicle
b)
Root
c)
Nail bed
d)
Matrix
13.
Which structure would you not find around a hair within the skin
a)
Sweat gland
b)
Root
c)
Oil Gland
d)
Muscle
14.
The layer of skin that contains special structures like glands and nerves is the...
a)
Hypodermis
b)
Dermis
c)
Epidermis
15.
Melanin is a type of cell that produces ________ within our skin.
a)
Texture
b)
Color
c)
Hair
d)
Vitamin D
16.
Sweating and shivering are your body's way of regulating _________.
a)
Water loss
b)
Temperature
c)
Hair growth
d)
Vitamin D absorption
17.
In which order do the layers of skin occur from the outside to the inside
a)
Dermis, Epidermis, Hypodermis
b)
Hypodermis, Dermis, Epidermis
c)
Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis
d)
Epidermis, Hypodermis, Dermis
18.
Both hair and nails are made up of the same type of protein
a)
True
b)
False
19.

What layer of skin senses pain?

a)

callus

b)

epidermis

c)

dermis

d)

hypodermis

20.

a structure out of which strands of hair grow

a)

Follicles

b)

Pores

c)

Head

d)

Eyelashes

21.

How can you help to keep your skin healthy?

a)

Eating a helpful diet.

b)

Keeping the skin clean.

c)

Limiting time in Sun.

d)

None of the above.