Intro to Integumentary System
The integumentary system is an organ system consisting of the skin, hair, nails, and exocrine glands. The skin is only a few millimeters thick yet is by far the largest organ in the body. The average person's skin weighs 10 pounds and has a surface area of almost 20 square feet.
The integumentary system is an organ system consisting of the skin, hair, nails, and exocrine glands. The skin is only a few millimeters thick yet is by far the largest organ in the body. The average person's skin weighs 10 pounds and has a surface area of almost 20 square feet.
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Details on the Layers of Skin
- The epidermis, the outermost layer of skin, provides a waterproof barrier and creates our skin tone.
- The dermis, beneath the epidermis, contains tough connective tissue, hair follicles, and sweat glands.
- The deeper subcutaneous tissue (hypodermis) is made of fat and connective tissue.
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Skin Appendages
Skin appendages include hair, nails, and sweat and mammary glands. These structures are derived from both an epidermal component and a dermal component. The epidermis contributes the physical structure of the unit, whereas the dermis provides signals for the unit's differentiation.
Skin appendages include hair, nails, and sweat and mammary glands. These structures are derived from both an epidermal component and a dermal component. The epidermis contributes the physical structure of the unit, whereas the dermis provides signals for the unit's differentiation.
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Skin Disorders and Diseases
Skin disease, any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human skin. They have a wide range of causes. Although most diseases affecting the skin originate in the layers of the skin, such abnormalities are also important factors in the diagnosis of a variety of internal diseases.
Skin disease, any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human skin. They have a wide range of causes. Although most diseases affecting the skin originate in the layers of the skin, such abnormalities are also important factors in the diagnosis of a variety of internal diseases.
Interesting Webpage: https://www.britannica.com/topic-browse/Health-and-Medicine/Diseases-and-Disorders/Skin-Diseases
Videos to Review from Class:
Burns: Classification and Treatment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsvtzwp4nG8
Surgical Debridement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlbanGBgecc
What is cancer? What causes cancer and how is it treated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGaQ0WwZ_0I
Videos to Review from Class:
Burns: Classification and Treatment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsvtzwp4nG8
Surgical Debridement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlbanGBgecc
What is cancer? What causes cancer and how is it treated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGaQ0WwZ_0I