The Integumentary System

The integumentary system is composed of the skin, its major organ, and accessory organs including hair, nails, oil and sweat glands. The system serves many purposes with its most important being that it is your body’s first line of defense against pathogens. The integumentary system has other functions including the regulation of body temperature, production of Vitamin D, providing a natural sunscreen, storing fatty tissue for energy and providing sensory input (In-class discussion). There are many

Kevin Moon, Anthony Chen, Amberley Hoang Mrs. Cachola Science 07 March 27, 2015 The Integumentary System Paragraph 1: Anthony The integumentary system is the body’s “first line of defence” against harmful pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. Although the name sounds very complicated, the integumentary system actually one’s skin. Technically, the skin has two major functions: protection, and absorbing useful nutrients. However, theoretically, the category of protection can be split into many

The Integumentary System The Integumentary System of the human body is remarkable and exciting. It is an organ system that covers approximately 20 square feet of protection for the other organ systems of the body. Let’s take a trip through the land of integumentary, making stops along the way. We will visit the different parts of this system and become familiar with their parts and functions. SKIN The first stop on our trip is the skin. The skin forms a barrier of protection, and a first line of

The integumentary system is composed of the skin; accessory structures, such as the hair and glands; and the subcutaneous tissue below the skin. Skin is considered an organ because it is made up of several different kinds of tissue (Tamparo, 156). The integumentary system is designed to protect the body against infection, trauma, and toxic compounds. The skin may not seem like an important part of the body, but it's actually, very important. It holds receptors for sensations that are essential to

The Importance of Function of the Integumentary System The integumentary system consists of the skin, the hair follicles, the nails, the sweat glands, and the sebaceous glands. The functions of this system are protection, temperature regulation, sensation, excretion and production of vitamin D. The skin is the body’s largest organ. The skin is made up of two dermal layers. Epidermis- “its surface consist of dead cells packed with the tough protein keratin.” (Saladin p.178) Dermis-“is mainly

The skin is the largest organ in our body which makes up 20.83 square feet on an adult body.* Integumentary system plays a major role in homeostasis that keeps our body in check. Its main function is to act as a shield from the outside environment. It involves three main layers. *The epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous tissue. Although this organ system is vital, there are many other accessory components that are equally important to the overall health of our body. The first layer is epidermis; this

In the human body, there are 12 organ systems. Only one of them is home to the largest organ in our bodies. The integumentary system is home to the skin. Our skin acts a barrier to the outside world and protects us from all sorts of harm. The most superficial layer of the skin is the epidermis. It is considered the toughest layer of skin and it’s main function is to protect deeper tissues. The epidermis protects us from bumps and scrapes because its cells contain keratin, a type of protein, that

The Importance of Function of the Integumentary System The integumentary system consists of the skin, the hair follicles, the nails, the sweat glands, and the sebaceous glands. The functions of this system are protection, temperature regulation, sensation, excretion and production of vitamin D. The skin is the body’s largest organ. The skin is made up of two dermal layers. Epidermis- the outer most layer of the skin; it forms the waterproof barrier over the body. Dermis-superficial to the epidermis;

least five organ systems in this region of the arm that the surgeon would have marked for reattachment. The organ systems that a surgeon would have marked for reattachment would need to be the integumentary system, muscular system, circulatory system, skeletal system, and lymphatic system. Each one of the organ systems marked for reattachment play an important role in the function of the arm. The integumentary system organs are the skin, and the subcutaneous tissue. This organ system acts a protective

My discussion paper for the Integumentary System was on Vitiligo. In this article, 75 people participated in a clinical study to develop self-help for social anxiety associated with vitiligo. Vitiligo is a skin disorder from the destruction of melanin producing cells that produce white patches on the skin. The point of this study was to see if assisting in teaching self-help intervention could reduce the psychological distress caused from this disease like social anxiety, anxiety and depression.