Integumentary System and functions The integumentary system contains the largest organ in the human body‚ the skin. Hair and nails‚ are also part of integumentary system as the extension of the skin. The skin‚ however‚ is the most important. All these structures together‚ provide protection to the inner tissues of the body. Protection is the most important function of the integumentary system. The skin is a waterproof layer that holds in all the moisture within our body and helps regulates body
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1.The human body has many system including the integument. The integumentary system is an organ system consisting of skin‚ hairs‚ nails and exocrine glands. The Skin as a largest organs in human body serves as protection and covering‚ composed of two region the epidermis and dermis. The most superficial and outer layer of skin is Epidermis that covers the entire body surface. The epidermis is avascular means that it has no blood supply also has four to five distinct layers: stratum basale‚ stratum
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The skin is the largest organ of the body. The skin and its components including hair‚ nails‚ sweat glands‚ and oil glands‚ make up the integumentary system. The main functions of the skin is to provide protection to the body and organ systems. It protects the body from external factors such as bacteria‚ chemicals‚ and temperature. The skin contains secretions that can kill bacteria‚ and the pigment melanin provides a chemical defense against ultraviolet light that can damage skin cells. The skin
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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM Precious Hodges Rasmussen College Medical Terminology March‚ 15‚ 2013 This paper is being written for Sarah Rodarte’s Medical Terminology Class at Rasmussen College submitted by Precious Hodges Skin sebaceous Glands are classified under the pilosebaceous unit and contain both a hair follicle and a hair. The glands are located everywhere in the body expect in the palms‚ soles‚ top of the feet‚ and the lower lip. The glands are heavily located on the face‚ upper
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CHAPTER 6 Integumentary System • Dermatology – scientific study and medical treatment of the integumentary system. • Integumentary System – consists of the skin and its accessory organs – hair‚ nails‚ and cutaneous glands • skin is the most vulnerable organ • skin is the most vulnerable organ – exposed to radiation‚ trauma‚ infection‚ and injurious chemicals • body’s largest and heaviest organ Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue • consists of two layers: – epidermis – stratified squamous epithelium
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BSC 2085C – Anatomy & Physiology I Lab 5: The Integumentary System Name Directions: There are five (5) activities in this lab. Please be sure to complete them all. For all questions‚ type your answers into the yellow box ____ (including your name above) it will expand as you write. Activity 1: The Skin 1-1: Enter the letter of the correct structure in the space provided: A. adipose tissue 1. __3__ B. eccrine sweat gland 2. __8__ C. arrector pili muscle 3. __7__ D. dermis 4. __1__ E. hair
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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM FUNCTIONS 1. Covering and protection 2. Secretion (cutaneous gland) 3. Excretion of metabolic wastes (cutaneous gland) 4. Sensation (presence of nerve endings and tacticle) 5. Respiration – in frog 6. Absorption – in frog 7. Regulation of body temperature HOMOIOTHERMOUS ANIMALS- warm blooded animals or those with regulated body temperature because of their heat-conserving body. POIKILOTHERMOUS ANIMALS - cold blooded animals whose body temperature closely follows
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The two organ systems in the human body I chose were the lymphatic system and the integumentary system. The lymphatic system is there to help fight off diseases and is vital part of the immune system. Integumentary system function is to protect you against infection and other homeostasis. They both play an important role within the human body because we need to protect
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The organ systems of the human body are interdependent because one organ of the connects to another organ system. Organs are made up of tissues which that work together to keep organism‚ in this essay humans‚ alive. One function of a system always leads to another systems function. If one organ becomes ineffective/damaged‚ then that person may not function well and end up passing away. There are eleven organ systems within the human body: integumentary‚ skeletal‚ muscular‚ nervous‚ endocrine‚ circulatory/cardiovascular
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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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