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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Integumentary system It is an organ system that consists of skin‚ hair‚ nails and oil glands. These specific set of organs serve a wide range of functions which is mostly protective. Together these organs form the integumentary system. (marieb‚ elaine‚ hoehn‚ katja‚ 2010) Skeletal system The skeletal system is the framework of the entire body‚ which consists of bones and other connective tissues. Its main function is to protect and support the body tissues and internal organs. (marieb‚ elaine
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7 Print Form REVIEW NAME_________________________________ SHEET EXERCISE 5.29.2012 LAB TIME/DATE _______________________ The Integumentary System Basic Structure of the Skin 1. Complete the following statements by writing the appropriate word or phrase on the correspondingly numbered blank: Epidermis The two basic tissues of which the skin is composed are dense irregular 1. _____________________________ connective tissue‚ which makes up the dermis‚ and 1 ‚ which forms
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Medical Terminology Final Review Combining Forms: Acous/o = Hearing Aden/o = Gland Andr/o = Male Ather/o = Yellowish Plaque‚ Fatty Substance Aur/o = Ear Auricul/o = Ear Blephar/o =Eyelid Carcin/o = Cancerous‚ Cancer Cardi/o = Heart Cephal = Head Chem/o =Chemical Choledoch/o = Common Bile Duct Coron/o = Heart Cyan/o = Blue Dacry/o = Tear Dermat/o = Skin Dipl/o = Double Encephal/o = Brain Enter/o = Intestines; Small Intestines Gastr/o = Stomach Glyc/o = Sugar Gonad/o = Sex
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The Integumentary System plays an important role in the function of the human body. This system has a major protective function in which it protects from the invasion of infectious organisms inside the body. Also‚ this system helps the body to prevent dehydration and it prevent the change of temperature abruptly. This system consist of the biggest organ in the body which is the skin.This organ helps protect from microbes and other elements. It acts as a physical barrier to the environment and it
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Skin or otherwise know as cutaneous membrane makes up a vast majority of the Integumentary System. Skin acts as a barrier from bacteria‚ UV radiation‚ and physical trauma. Due to being such a large portion of the body‚ skin is exposed to a wide quantity of factors that can contribute to the damage. The cause of skin damage can be anywhere from cuts‚ burns‚ to even diseases. Once the skin is damaged the complex response system takes action. Some individuals with scars go a step further with removal of
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ambiguous‚ unfamiliar‚ and look-alike abbreviations and acronyms leading to misinterpretation and medical errors. The patient’s safety is a common goal in every healthcare institution. One of the major issues in a patient safety is an error that can be caused by an abbreviation. The most common is medication errors. One of the most common but preventable causes of medication errors is the use of ambiguous medical notations. Some abbreviations‚ symbols‚ and dose designations are frequently misinterpreted
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pressure is applied Exsanguinate to stop from bleeding out and bleeding to death Range of motion and laxity the degree of movement that a lever is capable of completing when restricted by a joint and its surrounding tissues. Trocar is a medical instrument with a sharply pointed end‚ often three-sided‚ that is used inside a hollow cylinder (cannula) to introduce this into blood vessels or body cavities. Arthroscope a type of endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision
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consists of eleven major organ systems that maintain homeostasis: the skeletal‚ muscular‚ circulatory‚ nervous‚ respiratory‚ digestive‚ urinary‚ endocrine‚ reproductive‚ integumentary and lymphatic systems. These organ systems are dependent on each other to keep the human body in homeostasis. For example‚ the nervous and endocrine systems coordinate functions of other body systems because they allow information to be communicated throughout the body. The nervous system consists of the brain‚ nerves
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There are small amounts of the integumentary system which is not completely protected. If you were to lift some bones up off the Valexian skeletal system‚ you will find pieces of unprotected integumentary system. The bone is connected to the integumentary system by connective tissue. This is one of the only few places they are weak on their body. They can become injured in these places. If the injuries
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