Integumentary System Worksheet
Explore the integumentary system, its parts, and functions with this Grade 6 science worksheet.
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Integumentary System Exploration
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the provided image to help answer questions where appropriate.
The integumentary system is made up of your skin, hair, and nails. Your skin is the largest organ of your body and has several important jobs. Look at the diagram below to help you answer the questions.
1. What is the main function of the outermost layer of your skin?
2. Name one thing found in the middle layer of your skin, the dermis.
1. Which of the following is NOT a function of the integumentary system?
Protection from germs
Regulating body temperature
Pumping blood
Feeling touch and pressure
2. What part of the integumentary system helps protect your fingers and toes?
Hair
Sweat glands
Nails
Melanin
1. The pigment that gives skin its color and protects it from the sun is called .
2. When you get too hot, your skin produces to cool you down.
3. Hair helps to your body and protect your scalp from the sun.
1. The integumentary system is only made up of your skin.
True
False
2. Your skin helps you feel things like textures and temperatures.
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False
Imagine you accidentally cut your finger. What is the integumentary system's first response to this injury, and how does it help you heal?