QUIZ ON THE SKIN

1. What is your body’s largest organ?

A) Heart

B) Large intestine

C) Skin

D) Brain

2) The skin does all of these except:

A) Protect our bodies

B) Help keep our bodies at just the right temperature

C) Help the body absorb sugary foods

D) Allow us to have the sense of touch

3) What is the outermost layer of skin?

A) Dermis

B) Epidermis

C) Blubber

D) Subcutaneous layer

4) What gives skin its color?

A) The dermis

B) Blood vessels

C) Dye

D) Melanin

5) Each hair on your body grows out of a tiny tube in the skin called:

A) Follicle

B) Straw

C) Pore

D) Sweat gland
6) What tells your brain how things feel when you touch them?

A) The dermis

B) Hair

C) Nerve endings

D) Pores

7) Blood vessels bring ______ to skin cells.

A) Sweat

B) Oxygen and nutrients

C) Carbon dioxide

D) Food

8) What is your skin’s natural oil called?

A) Sweat

B) Melanin

C) Sebum

D) Vegetable oil

9) To protect your skin from sun damage, use:

A) A brimmed hat

B) Sunscreen

C) Lip balm with sunscreen

D) All of the above

10) Why do you get goosebumps when you are cold?

A) Gosling reflex

B) Pilomotor reflex

C) Patellar reflex

D) Gag reflex