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Skin

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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.
What is the integumentary system made up of?
a)
skin, nails, and hair
b)
ribs, lungs, and heart
c)
veins and arteries
d)
muscles
6.
Which is NOT a function of the skin?
a)
Insulation
b)
Movement
c)
Excretion
d)
Vitamin D Production
7.
What are the basic functions of the Integumentary system?
a)
protection, regulation of body temperature, communication, excretion of wastes, and vitamin D production
b)
serves no purpose
c)
to make you look good
d)
To absorb sunlight through your pours
8.
flat and scale like - make up most of the cells in the outer layer of the skin, the passages of the respiratory and digestive tracts, and the linings of the hollow organs of the body.
a)
squamous
b)
cubiodal
c)
columnar
9.
One of the unique things about the stratum basale layer of the epidermis is 
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
it's pink
10.

What layer is represented by letter B?

a)

Stratum Corneum

b)

Dermis

c)

Stratum Lucidum

d)

Epidermis

11.

a structure out of which strands of hair grow

a)

Follicles

b)

Pores

c)

Head

d)

Eyelashes

12.

These structures are considered part of the DERMIS LAYER - the middle layer of your skin.

a)

nerves and fat

b)

sweat glands and hair follicles

c)

protein layers and melanocytes

13.

What type of gland are sebaceous glands?

a)

apocrine

b)

holocrine

c)

merocrine

14.

What causes goose bumps?

a)

hair follicles

b)

sebaceous glands

c)

arrector pili muscle

d)

hot weather

15.

How does sweat cool you?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

invagination

d)

oder

16.

What layer of skin connects to muscle and bone?

a)

callus

b)

epidermis

c)

dermis

d)

hypodermis

17.
The largest organ of the human body is the:
a)
liver
b)
skin
c)
lungs
d)
heart
18.
The layer of skin that we see and is treated by the practitioner is the:
a)
melanin
b)
corneum
c)
keratin
d)
spinosum
19.
Fatty tissue found below the dermis is:
a)
papillae
b)
papillary layer
c)
tactile 
d)
subcutaneous tissue
20.
The tiny grains of pigment deposited in cells that provide skin with its color are: 
a)
keratin
b)
protein
c)
melanin
d)
collagen