Integumentary System 1
What 3 things make up the integumentary system?
Skin
Hair
Nails
True or False
Skin is thin and easily damaged
Being exposed to the sun can help our bodies make _________________
Vitamin D
Human skin color is determined by what pigment?
melanin
True or False
Your skin is one of your body's major defenses
True
What is the epithelium of skin?
SSK
True or false
Sweat has odour.
False
The epidermis is the ________________
outer layer of the skin
The surface of the epidermis consists of dead skin cells filled with a protein called _______________
keratin
the second layer of the skin is called ___________
dermis
Hair grows as cells in the ___________ ____________
Hair Follicles
Where is the subcutaneous layer located?
under the dermis
Sweating helps your body to __________
cool down
All humans have the same skin color. We are all different shades of _________________
Brown
Come up with a mnemonic for the 5 layers of the epidermis
Come Let's Get Sun Burnt
True or False
Hair is dead and skin is alive
True
What is the layer of skin where fat is deposited and stored.
Hypodermis
the subcutaneous layer is made up of ___________ and _____________
fat cells
fibers
The oil glands that are located next to each hair follicle secrete oil keep the ____________ and _____________ soft, flexible and water resistant
Skin
Hair
The fat cells in the subcutaneous layer do what?
cushion and insulate your body
Double Points....What are the 4 functions of the skin?
Sensation
Temperature Regulation
Protection
Making Vit D
What are the 2 other things you will find around a sebaceous gland?
hair follicle
arrector pili
What are the 4 epidermal cell population?
Keratinocyte
Melanocyte
Langerhans
Merkel
Is the skin the largest or smallest organ of the body?
largest
the dermis consists of what type of issue?
connective