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Integumentary System (skin)
The Integumentary System includes the skin, hair and nails and is the human body's largest organ system.
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What gland keeps the skin flexible and waterproof?
Yes, but it might rot though.
No it is not. I mean, have you ever been in the pool and after a while your skin kind of shrivels up and prunes? Well that's because you got a little water in your skin. It's not bad for you, as far as i know. Well for one thing it's never done anything bad to me. But that's as far as I know; so if anyone else knows something more than please improve my answer.
How many layers does the epidermis have in hair?
how many layer of cells make up upper epidermis and lower epidermis
Where do you find melanin in dark skin?
Melanin is produced by the melanocytes, and they are found in the stratum basale of the epidermis.
What type of sweat gland responsible for regulating body heat?
The hypothalamus of the brain regulates body temperature and blood pressure. It secretes cortisol, which is important in controlling these things.
How do you cut off a piece of skin?
your skin needs sunlight so stay in the sun a bit but not to long or else you will get burned.
Which layer of skin is true skin?
The dermis is often called the true skin. It has a layer over it called the epidermis and one below it that has a lot of fat cells. That is called the subcutaneous layer. (cutaneous means skin).
What body systems interact with the integumentary system?
The nervous system! They are sometimes considered to be literally connected. Some people say that the integumentary system is an extension to the nervous system(:
Why did Fiona wood invent spray on skin?
Dr. Wood and Marie Stoner began research in 1992 and began their company in 1993.
The stratum corneum contains large amounts of?
Keratinocytes of the stratum corneum contain large amounts of keratin protein.
What temperature does skin melt?
Like all burns it is a matter of exposure time + temperature. A -20 C freezer (as in the home) will eventually cause enough damage given the time while a -70 will take minutes and dry ice will cause an immediate burn. Also the place is important tissues with a good circulation take more time.
What gives your skin its color?
Melanin
The amount of melanin you have in your skin is determined by your genes- it is a genetic trait you were born with inherited from your mom and dad.
The sun makes skin get darker.
In addition-
The sun's UV rays are absorbed by melanin in varying concentrations resulting in different skin colors/freckles/tans etc....
The lighter a person's natural skin color, the less melanin the skin has to absorb UV and protect itself. The darker a person's natural skin color, the more melanin the skin has to protect itself.
What is the layer of dead skin at the base of a nail called?
eponychium or cuticle, is the fold of skin at the proximal end of the nail.
If you get a cut in the epidermis will it bleed?
If you would get a cut in the epidermis it wouldn't bleed because the cells in the stratum basale can easily divide and repair the damage...Now if you would get a cut in the dermis it would bleed because it doesn't have the under layer to protect it and repair it..
What is the difference between epidermis and dermis and subcutaneous layer?
Epidermis - 1st layer - outermost thinner layer covering of our body and protection
Dermis - 2nd layer - Tiny blood cells and capillaries harder than the first layer. It gives skin complexion
Subcutaneous tissue - 3rd layer - Most hardest layer - above the bone - Protection for bone
What gland is modified sudoriferous gland that secretes wax?
Ceruminous glands in the ear canal make cerumen, or ear wax. They are modified sudoriferous glands, as are the mammary glands.
What kind of epithelium is in the epidermis?
stratified squamous epithelial and simple cuboidal epethilium.
What are the eccrine glands and where are they found?
Eccrine are found on hands and feet to provide thermoregulation and apocrine connected to the hair follicle concentrated in the axilla, perenium and audtory
How is a subcutaneous injection administered?
For humans, it's best to give a subQ injection at 90 to 45 degrees. Ninety-degrees is best if you have tented 2 inches of skin. Forty-five degrees only if you have tented one inch of skin.
For livestock though, it is best to give subQ shots at a 30 to 45 degree angle relative to the surface of the body after tenting the skin with thumb and forefingers. This is especially true when you have to give a SubQ shot to livestock like horses, cattle, sheep, and goats.
A subcutaneous injection can be given at either a 90 or a 45 degree angle.
What is the function of a sweat gland duct?
The sweat pore is were the sweat from the sweat gland is released. The main function of sweat is temperature regulation (thermoregulation).
How do the integumentary and skeletal systems work together?
Integument means covering such as skin. However one has ascertain if cell membranes, fascia, joint capsules, perimyseum [muscle covering] are also included in integuments. Muscles are usually skeltal [related to bones] muscles, thugh other muscles such as cardiac and smooth muscles also exist. Skeletal means related to bones.
