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What is the primary reason the skin is classified as a sense organ?
What is the primary reason the skin is classified as a sense organ?
- It produces sweat to cool us down.
- It protects us from germs, cold, and heat.
- It helps us sense or feel things through nerves. (correct)
- It contains layers of fat that keep us warm.
Which function of the skin directly involves tiny tubes?
Which function of the skin directly involves tiny tubes?
- Keeping the body warm with fat
- Cooling the body through sweating (correct)
- Sensing pain through hair roots
- Protecting the body from germs
Why can we cut our hair without feeling pain?
Why can we cut our hair without feeling pain?
- Pores on the skin protect against pain.
- Cutting hair doesn't affect the skin.
- Only the root of the hair feels pain. (correct)
- The entire hair is made of dead cells.
What is the role of fat within the skin layers?
What is the role of fat within the skin layers?
The skin protects the body from which environmental factors?
The skin protects the body from which environmental factors?
If a person's sweat glands stopped functioning, which of the following would likely occur?
If a person's sweat glands stopped functioning, which of the following would likely occur?
Which of the following best describes the relationship between skin, an organ, and the body?
Which of the following best describes the relationship between skin, an organ, and the body?
What is the fundamental difference in what can be observed with a hand lens versus a microscope?
What is the fundamental difference in what can be observed with a hand lens versus a microscope?
What is the role of pores in the skin's function?
What is the role of pores in the skin's function?
In terms of sensing the environment, which organs work with the skin?
In terms of sensing the environment, which organs work with the skin?
Which process does the skin directly facilitate to maintain a stable internal body temperature?
Which process does the skin directly facilitate to maintain a stable internal body temperature?
How do the layers of the skin contribute to protection?
How do the layers of the skin contribute to protection?
Regarding the hair on our bodies, which statement is accurate?
Regarding the hair on our bodies, which statement is accurate?
What is the most accurate summary of the skin's functions?
What is the most accurate summary of the skin's functions?
Which of the following is a direct example of the skin working to maintain homeostasis?
Which of the following is a direct example of the skin working to maintain homeostasis?
How would you describe the skin’s interaction with the external environment?
How would you describe the skin’s interaction with the external environment?
If a person had a condition that reduced the amount of fat in their skin layers, what would be a likely effect?
If a person had a condition that reduced the amount of fat in their skin layers, what would be a likely effect?
How would you describe the relationship between pores and hair on the skin?
How would you describe the relationship between pores and hair on the skin?
How is skin different from other organs like the heart or lungs?
How is skin different from other organs like the heart or lungs?
What common element do hair roots, sweat tubes, and skin layers all share?
What common element do hair roots, sweat tubes, and skin layers all share?
Flashcards
What is the skin?
What is the skin?
An organ that covers every part of the body and helps us sense or feel things.
What does the skin protect us from?
What does the skin protect us from?
The skin's function to shield us from germs, cold, and heat.
What is sweating?
What is sweating?
The process by which the skin cools us down.
What are pores?
What are pores?
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What is the root of hair?
What is the root of hair?
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What are 'sense organs'?
What are 'sense organs'?
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What is function of fat in skin layers?
What is function of fat in skin layers?
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Study Notes
- Skin covers every part of the body.
The Skin
- An organ that has a special job.
- A sense organ that helps us sense or feel things.
- Includes nerves that let us feel pain, touch, and warmth.
- Other sense organs: eyes, nose, ears, and tongue.
- Protects us from germs, cold, and heat.
- Has different layers, one with a lot of fat to keep us warm.
- Cools us down by sweating.
- Tiny tubes inside the skin create sweat.
- Sweat comes out of pores on the skin.
- Hair has a root inside the skin, the root feels pain.
- Microscopes have powerful lenses to help us see very small things.
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