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Skin & Hair

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the top layer of skin called?

a)

callus

b)

epidermis

c)

dermis

d)

hypodermis

2.

What layer of skin senses pain?

a)

callus

b)

epidermis

c)

dermis

d)

hypodermis

3.

What is the oily substance that protects the skin against water called?

a)

seaweed

b)

callus

c)

sebum

d)

skin

4.
The coloring in the skin; found in the epidermis.
a)
Melanin
b)
Oil
c)
Perspiration
d)
Pores
5.

The skin serves as a protective shield against heat, light, injury, and infection.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Structure in the dermis of the skin from which a strand of hair grows.

a)

Follicle

b)

dermis

c)

vitamin D

d)

melanin

7.

Skin protects the body by keeping harmful substances outside the body and keeping important substances inside the body.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

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.

9.

Your hair grows out of special tubes called---

a)

arteries

b)

philtrum

c)

follicles

d)

glabella

10.

Sweating and shivering are your body's way of regulating ______________.

a)

Hair growth

b)

water loss

c)

temperature

d)

vitamin D absorption

11.

Both hair and nails are made up of the same protein.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The skin is the largest organ.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Hair grows on all parts of your body except your ________.

a)

ears

b)

palms

c)

nose

d)

legs

14.

What sense do we need skin for?

a)

touch

b)

taste

c)

sight

d)

hearing

e)

smelling

15.

Hair DOES NOT grow on any of these parts of your body EXCEPT---

a)

Palms

b)

Ears

c)

Bottoms of your feet

d)

lips