What provides the body with its first line of defense against infection by identifying foreign substances in the skin?

What layer of the epidermis is the toughest and acts as a barrier to moisture loss?

True or False? Nervous tissue, muscular tissue and connective tissue are all forms of tissue found in the skin.

What is the lowest layer of the Epidermis?

This is a fibrous protein that forms elastic tissue; contributes to stretch and elasticity of skin.

What function of the integumentary system gives the body the ability to maintain an internal body temperature?

Which epidermal layers have intercellular connections that provide strength and support between cells?

The 3 main layers of the skin are what?

Skin is the thickest on which parts of the body?

Gives Skin it's color:

A complex mixture of fatty acids that keeps the skin soft, supple and pliable is called:

The study of the skin’s structure, functions, 
diseases and treatments is called

What layer does Keratinization happen?

Which layer contains the Langerhan Cells?

What cells recognize the antigens displayed on the Langerhans cell to assist in destroying them?

The subcutaneous layer of the skin is composed primarily of which type of tissue?

What is the body's regulated temperature?

Two types of sweat glands are called:

What is a major protein substance that contains several chemical elements such as carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur?

These are the intercellular connections that tightly interconnect the keratinocytes (creates waterproof ability):

What cells cover and protect the inside of the body?

The dermis is divided into two layers know as:

List the 5 types of tissues found in the skin

Name the 6 Primary Functions of the Skin

They represent the major cell type of the epidermis, the outermost of the layers of the skin, making up about 90 percent of the cells there. They originate in the deepest layer of the epidermis, the stratum basale and move up to the final barrier layer of the skin, the stratum corneum: