Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Vocabulary 3
Comprehension 1
Comprehension 2
100
building blocks that make up all living things
What are cells?
100
a medical condition in which the body loses more water than it takes in
What is dehydration?
100
a tiny opening in the skin that releases sweat and oil
What is a pore?
100
What is your body's biggest organ?
What is your skin?
100
What are the tiny bugs called that live on your skin?
What are mites?
200
too small to be seen with the naked eye
What is microscopic?
200
to maintain or control
What is to regulate?
200
tiny organisms that live everywhere outside and sometimes inside the body; some can be harmful
What is bacteria
200
the layer of skin that protects the deeper parts of your skin
What is the epidermis?
200
the layer of skin that provides a cushion against stress of strain
What is the dermis?
300
to hold and contain heat
What is to insulate?
300
sweat
What is perspiration?
300
a cluster of cells in the skin that senses temperature, touch, pressure, pain, or pleasure and sends signals to the brain
What is a receptor?
300
attaches skin to your muscles and bones
What is the hypodermis?
300
filled with fat cells that keep you warm
What is hypodermis?
400
the bottom layer of skin
What is the dermis?
400
the top layer of skin
What is the epidermis?
400
a layer of tissue that that attaches skin to muscle and bone
What is the hypodermis?
400
you grow a new skin every
What is 35 days?
400
the approximate number of sweat glands in the skin
What is 2,000,000?
500
a group of cells in the skin that make and release fluids
What is a gland?
500
tiny organism that can invade the body and cause sickness
What is a virus?
500
the body system that includes skin, hair, and nails
What is the integumentary system?
500
the weight of adult skin
What is 11 pounds?
500
freckles happen when ________ clumps together in a single spot
What is melanin?
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