Keeping your insides in
a pigment in the skin, eyes, and hair that give them color
melanin
The outer most layer of skin that creates a watertight barrier on the body.
epidermis
True or false No one in the world has the same fingerprints.
What do white blood cells produce that help fight foreign substances in the body?
antibodies
a condition where people's bodies do not produce melanin
albinism
These constantly shed from the body.
Dead skin cells
Tiny bits of information that are contained in the DNA of each cell in your body. They give information about certain features of your body will be like.
Genes
A clear liquid carried through vessels in your body.
lymph
Name one function of skin.
keeps insides in, keeps germs and harmful substances out, part of the communication network to the brain
oil
adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine
An organ that filters your blood and eliminates many of the germs that are not eliminated by other parts of the immune system.
spleen
Where is the skin thickest on the body?
Soles of feet
A gland secretes _______ to help cool the body when needed.
sweat
A complete strand of DNA
chromosome
An organ that provides a barrier against disease.
Skin
Skin that is found on the hands and feet that is specially designed to grasp items is called ______.
friction skin
The innermost layer of skin which is a fatty layer that connects the dermis to the tissues of the body.
subcutaneous tissue
What is deoxyribose made up of?
sugar molecules
List three systems that filter germs from the body.
Lymph system, digestive system and spleen