Skin

Question 1

These structures are found at the boundary between the dermis and the epidermis. They produce fingerprints

Answer 1

Papillae

Question 2

Liquid produced by the skin to help cool the body

Answer 2

Sweat

Question 3

Pigment produced by the skin

Answer 3

Melanin

Question 4

Middle layer of skin

Answer 4

Dermis

Question 5

This grows from the skin to help keep the body warm

Answer 5

Hair

Question 6

The skin produced sweat to control its

Answer 6

Temperature

Question 7

The pattern of ridges found on a finger

Answer 7

Fingerprint

Question 8

Name of the oil produced by the skin

Answer 8

Sebum

Question 9

The sense provided by the skin

Answer 9

Touch

Question 10

A disease where a pore gets clogged by dirt, oil and bacteria

Answer 10

Acne

Question 11

Found in the subcutaneous layer. Acts as a cushion against bumps

Answer 11

Fat

Question 12

Bottom layer of skin

Answer 12

Subcutaneous

Question 13

Cell that makes melanin

Answer 13

Melanocyte

Question 14

Name for the kind of sweat that gets rid of toxins

Answer 14

Apocrine

Question 15

Especially hard skin that grows on the tips of fingers and toes to protect them

Answer 15

Nail

Question 16

When your skin gets darker after exposure to the sun it is called

Answer 16

Suntan

Question 17

Outer layer of skin

Answer 17

Epidermis

Question 18

The sense of touch is provided by special cells

Answer 18

Nerve

Question 19

The hole in the surface of the skin that sweat comes out of

Answer 19

Pore

Question 20

Pulls on a hair to make it stand up

Answer 20

Pili Muscle

Question 21

If the skin is cut, you need to be careful that the cut does not get infected by

Answer 21

Bacteria

Question 22

Disease caused by too much exposure to ultra-violet light from the sun

Answer 22

Skin Cancer

Question 23

A person or animal whose body does not produce melanin

Answer 23

Albino

Question 24

What is the largest organ of the body?

Answer 24

The skin

Question 25

What is the major function of the skin?

Answer 25

To protect inner organs

Question 26

Name some other functions of skin

Answer 26

Prevents bacterial invasion and maintains temperature

Question 27

Name the three layers of skin

Answer 27

Epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous

Question 28

What is the subcutaneous layer made of?

Answer 28

Fatty tissue

Question 29

What are three functions of the subcutaneous layer?

Answer 29

Stores excess food, keeps the body warm, and protects against bumps and bruises

Question 30

What is the outer layer of skin?

Answer 30

Epidermis

Question 31

What is the middle layer of the skin?

Answer 31

Dermis

Question 32

What is the inner layer of the skin?

Answer 32

Scutaneous

Question 33

What is the busiest layer of skin?

Answer 33

Dermis

Question 34

What provides a cushion against bumps and bruises

Answer 34

Subcutaneous

Question 35

What sheds its cells all the time?

Answer 35

Epidermis

Question 36

What is made mostly of fatty cells?

Answer 36

Subcutaneous

Question 37

What is the function of the epidermis?

Answer 37

Physical protection

Question 38

What do you think would happen if we did not shed our dead skin cells?

Answer 38

We would have covered pores

Question 39

What does melanin do?

Answer 39

Melanin gives your color of skin and give hair

Question 40

What is an albino?

Answer 40

An animal or human who lacks melanin

Question 41

Name at least four structures that are found in the dermis

Answer 41

Sweat, oil glands, nerves, and blood vessels

Question 42

What are papillae?

Answer 42

Ridges or boundaries between epidermis and dermis

Question 43

What are two functions of papillae?

Answer 43

Produce fingerprints and help grip objects

Question 44

What is a pore?

Answer 44

A hole in your skin to release sweat