Understanding Your Skin - Anatomy of the Skin

What is the largest organ in the body?

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Brain

• Skin

Where is the epidermis thickest? (check 2)

• palms of hands

• soles of feet

• eyelids

• face

What pushes newly made cells to higher layers?

• muscles

• hair follicles

• epidermal cells

• basal cells

How often do your skin cells shed?

• every 2 months

• every 2 days

• every 2 years.

• every 2 weeks

What is found in the Subcutis level of skin? (Pick 2)

• Hair Follicles

• Nerves

• Sweat Glands

• Larger blood vessels

What is the fat in the skin used for? (Pick two)

• Protect body from injury

• Conserve heat

• Move nutrients around the body

• Give the body structure

Our skin is generally

• is often hurt by the stresses put on it

• reislent (not hurt) to the many stresses put upon it.