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 tissue. 4.)Connective Tissue Membranes:
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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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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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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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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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implies‚ connective tissue serves a "connecting" function. It supports and binds other tissues in the body. Unlike epithelial which has cells that are closely packed together‚ connective tissue typically has cells scattered throughout an extracellular matrix of fibrous proteins and glycoproteins attached to a basement membrane. Loose Connective Tissue In vertebrates‚ the most common type of connective tissue is loose connective tissue. It holds organs in place and attaches epithelial tissue to other
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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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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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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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