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Integumentary System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Integumentary System is made of ... (mark all correct answers)

a)

Skin

b)

Hair

c)

Nails

d)

Liver

2.

What is the largest organ in the body?

a)

Liver

b)

Brain

c)

Femur

d)

Skin

3.

What is hair made of?

a)

Keratin

b)

Proteins

c)

Phosphates

d)

Calcium

4.
Skin color is due to a pigment called
a)
Keratin
b)
Melanin
c)
Chromatin
d)
Epithelium
5.

Which of these is defined as the outer layer of skin?

a)

Dermis

b)

Follicle

c)

Pore

d)

Epidermis

6.

Which of these is defined as the inner layer of skin?

a)

Dermis

b)

Follicle

c)

Pore

d)

Epidermis

7.

Which of these is defined as a strand of hair that grows in the dermis?

a)

Dermis

b)

Follicle

c)

Pore

d)

Epidermis

8.

What pigment absorbs sunlight to protect skin cells from damage?

a)

Melanin

b)

Keratin

c)

Carotenoids

d)

Melatonin

9.

Which of these causes melanin to be produced?

a)

Exposure to water

b)

Exposure to air

c)

Exposure to sunlight

d)

Exposure to ice cream

10.

The Integumentary System is made of ... (mark all correct answers)

a)

Skin

b)

Hair

c)

Nails

d)

Liver

11.

which layer is third

a)

epidermis

b)

dermis

c)

hypodermis

12.
The sweat gland that produces "stinky" sweat is the 
a)
Apocrine gland
b)
Eccrine gland
c)
Sudoriferous gland
d)
Sebaceous gland
13.
The protein that makes us "waterproof" is called
a)
keratin
b)
melanin
c)
carotene
d)
mucus
14.

What layer of the skin contains sweat glands?

a)

Dermis

b)

Epidermis

c)

Hypodermis

d)

Subcutaneous

15.

What part of a hair can be seen?

a)

Follicle

b)

Matrix

c)

Root

d)

Shaft

16.
What is the name of tube that our hair grows from?
a)
Follicle
b)
Root
c)
Shaft
d)
Sebaceous
17.
Both hair and nails are made up of the same type of protein
a)
True
b)
False
18.

Oil glands that are found all over the skin are called ---

a)

merocrine glands

b)

sebaceous glands

c)

apocrine glands

d)

sweat glands

19.

In which order do the layers of skin occur from the outside to the inside of your body.

a)

Dermis, Epidermis, Hypodermis

b)

Hypodermis, Dermis, Epidermis

c)

Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis

d)

Epidermis, Hypodermis, Dermis

20.

What gives your hair its color?

a)

Keratin

b)

Hypodermis

c)

The amount of melanin

d)

The root