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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not found in the inner layer of the skin?

a)

Oil glands

b)

blood vessels

c)

pores

d)

sweat glands

2.

Which of the following is a pigment that colors the skin?

a)

Vitamin D

b)

Melanin

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Follicle

3.

The surface of your skin contains dead skin cells that stay in this layer for about

a)

one to two hours

b)

two to three days

c)

two to three weeks

d)

one to two months

4.

Skin helps the body maintain steady ________ through perpiration and the enlarging of blood vessels.

a)

temperature

b)

weight

c)

sweat

d)

water

5.

________ in the skin gather information from the environment about pressure, temperature, and pain.

a)

nerves/receptors

b)

glands

c)

skin

d)

hair

6.

The ________ is the inner layer of the skin.

a)

epidermis

b)

dermis

c)

hypodermis

d)

basal

7.

The ________ is the outer layer of the skin.

a)

epidermis

b)

dermis

c)

hypodermis

d)

basal

8.

_______ produced in the glands around the follicles keeps the surface of the skin moist and the hair flexible

a)

sweat

b)

oil

c)

salt

d)

pores

9.
What is the name of tube that our hair grows from?
a)
Follicle
b)
Root
c)
Shaft
d)
Sebaceous
10.
Which layer contains accessory structures such as sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles?
a)
epidermis
b)
dermis
c)
hypodermis
d)
hyperdermis
11.
Which layer of the skin does NOT contain blood vessels? 
a)
epidermis
b)
hypodermis
c)
dermis
12.

What layer of the skin contains sweat glands?

a)

Dermis

b)

Epidermis

c)

Hypodermis

d)

Subcutaneous

13.

What layer of skin produces melanin?

a)

Dermis

b)

Epidermis

c)

Hypodermis

d)

Subcutaneous

14.
10 is 
a)
epidermis
b)
dermis
c)
hypodermis
d)
reticular layer
15.
12 is 
a)
epidermis
b)
dermis
c)
hypodermis
d)
reticular layer
16.
Which layer of the skin is made up of fatty tissue?
a)

epidermis

b)

dermis

c)

hypodermis

or

subcutaneous

17.

What are the MAIN two jobs of the skin?

TWO ANSWERS

a)

Protect the body

b)

Grow

c)

Maintain our Temperature

d)

Change colors in the sun

18.
Sweating and shivering are your body's way of regulating _________.
a)
Water loss
b)
Temperature
c)
Hair growth
d)
Vitamin D absorption
19.
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
20.

What is the largest organ in the human body?

a)

Heart

b)

Lungs

c)

Skin

d)

Intestines