Skin Structure Growth & Nutrition Worksheet

The medical branch of Science that deals with the study of the skin, its functions,and diseases is
About how many years of post -high school education and training are required to become a dermatologist?
the largest organ of the human body is the ?
The average adult skin weighs ? pounds
The surface of the healthy skin is slightly ?
The outermost and thinnest of the skin is the ?
the epidermis has ? layers
What is the fibrous protein that is the principal component of the hair and nails ?
the skin layer in which the shedding of skin cells first begins is the stratum ?
The deepest layer of the epidermis, the basal cell layer, is also know as the ?
What is the name of the special cell in the stratum germinativum, responsible for producing dark pigment ?
The underlying or inner layer of the skin, which is also called the dermis corium , cutis, or true skin, is the ?
The highly sensitive layer is about ________ times thicker than the epidermis
The top of the papillary layer where it joins the epidermis is the ?
Fatty tissue found below the dermis is called ?
Which type of nerve fibers carry impulses from the brain to the muscles?
Which body part sends messages to the brain ?