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Chapter 12
Skin
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Science
3rd Grade
11/30/2011

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Term
Allow you to feel things and send messages to your brain about things you touch
Definition
nerves
Term
Contains nerves, blood vessels, sweat glands, and oil glands
Definition
dermis
Term
Each person in the world has his/her own ____
Definition
set of fingerprints
Term
Get wider or narrower to help your body stay at a constant temperature
Definition
blood vessels
Term
Melanin is found in the
Definition
epidermis
Term
Move oil to the surface of the skin
Definition
oil glands
Term
Move water to the skin's surface to help cool your body
Definition
sweat glands
Term
Prints made by the ridges on the fingers
Definition
fingerprints
Term
Second layer of skin
Definition
dermis
Term
The coloring in the skin
Definition
melanin
Term
The largest organ in the body
Definition
skin
Term
The top layer of skin
Definition
epidermis
Term
The water on the surface of the skin that helps cool the body as it evaporates
Definition
perspiration
Term
Tiny openings in the skin that let heat leave the body
Definition
pores
Term
Ways you can take care of your skin
Definition
wash it to remove dirt and germs
protect it from too much sunlight
take care of cuts
Term
What the skin provides for the body
Definition
protection
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Where new skin cells are made
Definition
epidermis
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