Integrumentary System

Skin color is due to a pigment called

• Keratin
• Melanin
• Chromatin
• Epithelium

What is the purpose / function of the skin?

• protection
• temperature maintenance
• excretion and sensory reception
• all of the choices

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is another name for the hypodermis?

• epidermis
• subcutaneous layer
• stratum corneum
• cutaneous layer

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

The structure that holds the root of the hair firmly in place.

• Hair follicle
• Hair shaft
• Hypodermis
• Sweat pore

To what layer of skin is letter "B" pointing?

• Epidermis
• Dermis
• Hypodermis
• Stratum Corneum

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

To what structure is #3 pointing?

• Sweat gland and duct
• Hair follicle
• Arrector pili muscle
• Sebaceous gland

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

What is the primary cause of skin cancer?

• Exposure to laboratory radiation
• Exposure to direct sunlight
• use of chemical products such as makeup
• heredity

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What are hair and nails made of?

• Keratin
• Collagen
• Sebum
• Melanin

The outermost layer of the skin that contains no blood vessels or nerve cells.

• epidermis
• dermis
• subcutaneous tissue or hypodermis

Corium or "true skin" that has framework of elastic connective tissue and contains blood vessels, lymph vessels,nerves, involuntary muscle, sweat,  oil glands, and hair follicles.

• epidermis
• dermis
• subcutaneous fascia or hypodermis