Integumentary System
The primary system: To protect the body the body from outside invaders, protect the internal organs, and regulate body temperature.
Layers of the Skin:
Epidermis: This is the outer most layer of then skin. This is the layer of skin that everyone can see. The epidermis has 5 sublayers which are the stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucdim and the stratum cornuem.
Dermis:
This layer is located beneath the epidermis and houses the main ingredients of the skin, including; blood capillaries, nerve endings, sweat glands, hair follicles, and more important structures.
Hypodermis:
The hypodermis is more or less the "cell house" of the skin. It houses fibroblasts, adipose tissue (fat cells), connective tissue, larger nerves and blood vessels. It also keeps the invaders out of your body.
Major Parts of the Skin:
Pacinian Gland: An onion like shaped layer around nerve endings that serve as sensors.
Sebaceous gland: The gland that produces sweat.
How it works with other systems:
The integumentary system works with the endocrine system because they both produce glands but just in different ways. The integumentary system also works closely with the digestive system because it synthesizes vitamin D.
Disease:
What is it?:
Vitiligo is a disease where the skin looses pigmentation, parts of the skin that are affected may appear a lighter color than the rest of the skin and may completely lack melanin.
Symptoms: Light spots appear throughout the skin, colors may change in and around the mouth.
Long and Short term effects: Loss of melanin
Treatments : You can take medication that may restore pigmentation or do skin grafting.
https://theintegumentarysystematitsfines.weebly.com/skin-quizgames.html
