What is the integumentary system? It is classified by the skin and all the accessory structures‚ which include hair‚ glands‚ and nails (Seeley’s‚ 2016). The main functions of the integumentary system are to protect our body from everything. The skin and all the accessory structures also help the body retain body fluids‚ protect against disease‚ eliminate waste products and regulate body temperature. When we think of the gross anatomy of the integumentary system‚ we are asking ourselves what we can
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A Disease of the Integumentary System September 28‚ 2011 Abstract There are many diseases that affect the Integumentary system‚ due in some part to the fact that it contains the largest organ in the human body‚ which is the skin. The some of these diseases can be seen as rashes‚ dark spots‚ or just patches of itchy areas. The disease that will be discussed in throughout this paper is called Alopecia Areata. One will cover areas such as a description of the disease‚ as well as the causes‚
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SKIN AND THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM CHAPTER 6 Your Name () OVERVIEW This chapter describes the skin and its appendages. It explains the structure and function of the layers of skin (dermis and epidermis) and the hair‚ nails‚ and sweat glands. This chapter also explains how the skin helps regulate body temperature and how it responds to environmental factors‚ such as sunlight and injury. Study of the integumentary system is essential to understanding how the body controls interaction between
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Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 4 pages 76-90 Integumentary System Define: 1.)Integument: Is another name for skin‚ and the skin itself is the principal organ of the Integumentary system. 2.)Membranes: Thin layer or sheet-like structures that have many important functions in the body. 3.)Epithelial Membranes: One of the two major category types of membranes in the body. Epithelial Membranes are composed of epithelial tissue and an underlying layer of specialized connective
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Though not always clearly‚ evidences of some internal disorders‚ external affronts—bumps‚ cuts‚ chafe‚ insect bites‚ and other reactions. The external morphology identifies what one is. The integument serves as a factor for survival. The integument system of the aquatic and terrestrial organisms conforms to a basic morphologic pattern‚ with a multi-layered epidermis derived from ectoderm and a dermis from a mesoderm. The protective roe of the integument is primary to protect the internal organs from
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Paper #1 Integumentary System Disorder Alopecia areata is a disease that affects the integumentary system.1 It is a disease that affects the hair follicles‚ which are part of the skin from which hairs grow. 1 In most cases‚ hair falls out in small‚ round patches about the size of a quarter.2 Many people with the disease get only a few bare patches. Some people may lose more hair.2 Rarely‚ the disease causes total loss of hair on the head or complete loss of hair on the
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Connect Between the Skin & Body In the case of Mark‚ we learn how the integumentary system interconnects with various other systems to keep our bodies functioning and healthy. The Integumentary system consists of the skin‚ hair‚ nails‚ and exocrine glands. This case represents the importance of the Integumentary system and how it has a strong effect on the nervous system. Mark is a 35 year old male weighing approximately 70 kg (or somewhere around 154 pounds) and was found shirtless. He was engulfed
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The Integumentary System Introduction I. Skin and Its Tissues A. Introduction 1. The skin is composed of several kinds of tissues. 2. Skin is a protective covering that prevents many harmful substances from entering the body. 3. Skin also retards water loss and helps regulate body temperature. 4. Skin houses sensory receptors and contains immune system cells. 5. Skin synthesises vitamin D and excretes a small amount of waste products. 6. The two distinct layers of skin
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Skeletal‚ Muscular‚ and Integumentary System The Muscular System Our muscular system provides the main source of force to put our bodies into motion. More than 40% of our body mass is composed of muscle. Types of Muscular Tissue There are three types of muscle tissue: 1. Skeletal Voluntary movement‚ attached to bones. 2. Smooth Involuntary movement‚ found in digestive tract‚ circulatory system‚ etc. 3. Cardiac Involuntary movement‚ found only in heart. Muscle Contraction Skeletal Muscle
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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM Skin and its derivatives and appendages form the integumentary system. In humans‚ skin derivatives include nails‚ hair‚ and several types of sweat and sebaceous glands. Skin‚ orintegument‚consists of two distinct regions‚ the superficial epidermis and a deep dermis. The superficialepidermis is nonvascular and lined by keratinized stratified squamous epithelium with distinct cell types and cell layers. Inferior to the epidermis is the vascular dermis‚ which is characterized by
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