Label It
What is the layer above the dermis?
Epidermis
What is the main function of the integumentary system?
Protection
This is the outermost layer of skin.
What is the epidermis?
This organ pumps blood throughout the body.
What is the heart?
These are the basic units of life in the human body.
What are cells?
What is the structure that produces hair?
Hair Follicle
How does sweat help the body?
It cools the body and regulates temperature.
These glands produce oil to keep skin soft.
What are sebaceous glands?
These structures in the lungs allow gas exchange.
What are alveoli?
This structure connects muscles to bones.
What are tendons?
What is the layer containing blood vessels and nerves?
Dermis
Why is melanin important?
It protects skin from UV radiation.
This pigment gives skin its color.
What is melanin?
The main function of the kidneys is to do this to the blood.
What is filter waste?
The spinal cord is part of this body system.
What is the nervous system?
What is the gland that releases sweat?
Sweat Gland
What do blood vessels in the dermis do?
Deliver nutrients and regulate body temperature.
This layer contains fat and helps insulate the body.
What is the hypodermis?
This system protects the body from harmful pathogens.
What is the immune system?
These blood vessels carry blood back to the heart.
What are veins?
What is the fatty layer under the skin?
Hypodermis
How does hair help the body?
It provides protection and insulation.
These glands help cool the body through perspiration.
What are sweat glands?
This process breaks down food into nutrients the body can absorb.
What is digestion?
This part of the neuron carries signals away from the cell body.
What is the axon?