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Integumentary system
By: Jaylen Williams
Paola Castro
Justeen Lewis
key vocabulary
-Alopecia areata: Loss of hair.
-Psoriasis: inflammatory skin disease.
-Impetigo: superficial pustular eruption.
-Rubella: viral disease with fever, mild upper respiratory congestion and a fine red rash.
-Rash: Any red eruption of the skin
How does the integumentary system work
- The integumentary system works as a barrier to protect the body from the
outside world. It retains body fluids, protects against disease, eliminates
waste products, and regulates the body temperature.
-The integumentary system is important because it protects the body’s internal
living tissues and organs, it protects against invasion by infectious
organism, protects the body from dehydration, protects the body against
abrupt changes in temp, helps dispose of waste materials, acts as a
receptor for touch, pressure, pain, heat, and cold, it also stores water and
fat.
-The integumentary system is located all over the
body.
Skin: The skin is the main organ of the integumentary system. It is made of two
dermal layers
● Epidermis: It is the outermost layer of the skin. It forms the waterproof
barrier over the body.
● Dermis: It lies below the epidermis. It contains blood vessels, hair follicles
and various glands.
Extra details
● The integumentary is the skin that is the largest organ in
the body, with a surface area of 18 square feet.
● In an Adults body the integumentary has 20 sq.ft of
skin.
● The hair that is on the integumentary grows 1cm per
month.
● In the human body you would have 7 layers of flat,
stacked cells.
● Every month you would have a whole new layer of skin.
Injuries and Diseases
- Alopecia areata, Psoriasis, warts, and dermatitis are
some diseases that relate to the integumentary system.
- rash, blisters, infection, sunburn, skin cancer, albinism,
acne, herpes, cold sores, impetigo, rubella, cancer,
psoriasis are some injuries to the integumentary system.
-meth makes holes in your face. other than that drugs and
alcohol don’t do much to the integumentary system.
-Bathe every day and wash your hands regularly. keep your skin and nails
clean to prevent infections. avoid using harsh soaps, hair treatments and other
irritating chemicals, as they will cause excessive dryness. water that’s too hot
will have the same effect, so use warm water in the shower or bath. cut your
fingernails and toenails straight across after bathing to avoid hangnails.
-You can’t live without the integumentary system because the integumentary
system has many functions, most of which are involved in protecting you and
regulating your body’s internal functions in a variety of ways.
-The digestive system works with the integumentary system because the
digestive system encourage the uptake the calcium of our diet. the healthy
functioning of our skin is related to the digestive system because the digestion
and the assimilation of our dietary fats and oils.
-The integumentary also works with the circulatory system because the
surface through our body. The certain substances can enter the bloodstream
through the capillary networks in the skin.
Questions
1.what is the integumentary system?
a)skin
b)digesting
c)senses
d)all of the above
2.what does the integumentary system do?
a)protects your body
b)sensation
c)heat adaption
d)all of the above
3.what other systems does the integumentary system function with?
a)digestive
b)circulatory
c)none