Integumentary System

Which are part of the integumentary system?

• Muscles, skeleton, bone marrow

• Hair, skin, bones

• Hair, skin, nails

• Brain, spinal cord, nerves

What part of the integumentary system sends and receives messages?

• Glands

• Hair

• Nails

• Nerves

Which is not a function of the integumentary system?

• Protection against foreign objects

• Sweating/cooling

• Insulating/warming

• Urinating

How is your body cooled?

• Hair

• Fat

• Oil glands

• Sweat

What's the outer-most layer of your skin called?

• Epidermis

• Dermis

• Subcutaneous fat layer

• All of the above

What is the largest organ of your body?

• Liver

• Kidneys

• Skin

• None of the above

How does hair protect us?

• By keeping us cooler

• By keeping us warmer

• By providing a boundary against germs

• Waterproofing

What is the last deepest layer of our skin? What is its function?

• Epidermis--protection

• Subcutaneous fat layer--glands and nerves

• Fat--cooling and protection

• Fat--warmth

How does sweating actually keep us cooler?

• Through condensation

• It's colder than the air outside

• Through sublimation

• Though evaporation

Check ALL which are parts of the integumentary system.

• Hair

• Kidneys

• Nails

• Skin