Integumentary System
Integumentary System
Integumentary System
SKELETAL SYSTEM
Muscular System Function
is responsible for the
movement of the human
body.
Attached to the bones of the
skeletal system are about 700
named muscles that make up
roughly half of a person's
body weight. Each of these
muscles is a discrete organ
constructed of skeletal
muscle tissue, blood vessels,
tendons, and nerves.
Respiratory System
is a series of
organs
responsible for
taking in oxygen
and expelling
carbon dioxide.
knis Skin
Ahir Hair
IANLS Nails
ER N S V E Nerves
LANGDS Glands
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Integumentary System?”
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Integumentary System
Integumentary System
The integumentary system consists of
the skin, hair, fingernails, glands and
nerves.
The main function of the integumentary
system is to act as a barrier to protect the
body from the outside world. It also
functions to retain body fluids, protect
against diseases, eliminate waste products
and regulate body temperature.
Skin: the thin layer of tissue
forming the natural outer covering
of the body of a person or animal.
The skin is only a few
millimeters thick yet is by far
the largest organ in the
body. ... Skin forms the body's
outer covering and forms a
barrier to protect the body
from chemicals, disease, UV
light, and physical damage.
the skin consists of two layers: the
epidermis and the dermis. Beneath
the dermis lies the hypodermis or
subcutaneous fatty tissue.
The skin has three main functions:
1.protection,
2.regulation and
3.sensation.
Epidermis. The epidermis is the most
superficial layer of the skin that covers
almost the entire body surface. ...
Dermis. The dermis is the deep layer of the
skin found under the epidermis.
These skin cells produce the protein keratin,
the basic structural component of hair and nails.
Found in the epidermis, these cells are part of
the immune system's defense against infection.
These epidermal cells produce melanin, the
pigment that gives skin its color
Hairs (or pili; pilus in the singular) are
characteristic of mammals.
The functions of hair include
1.protection,
2.regulation of body temperature, and
3.facilitation of evaporation of
perspiration;
hairs also act as sense organs.
Hairs develop in the fetus as epidermal
down growths that invade the underlying
dermis.
Anail is a horn-like envelope covering
the tips of the fingers and toes in most
primates and a few other mammals. Nails are
similar to claws in other animals. Fingernails
and toenails are made of a tough protective
protein called keratin.
they are formed of keratinized epidermal
cells and occur on the finger and toes. Consist
of a visible area (body) and the root
(embedded in the dermis).
Glands:. These glands secrete their contents
to the exterior unlike endocrine which secrete
their contents directly into blood.
There are three exocrine (conts ducts) glands:
1. Sebaceous glands: produce oil (sebaum) which keeps the skin
oily. The glands are branched and attached to the hair follicle.
Blockage of the gland causes acne.