Integumentary System (skin)

skin prevents us from water loss becauseour skin is thick and has 8 layers. the first 7 layers are all dead and actually arent alive which is what makes them waterproof. meaning absoulutly no water can exit the body

Just under the surface of your skin are various sensors detecting different conditions - pressure and temperature are just two (which is how you can tell if something is hot to the touch, or if you are pressing a button). A third type of sensor is made out of nerve endings which, if damaged send a message to the brain that we interpret as 'pain'. Therefore, if you cut your finger, for example, you will damage these nerve endings and therefore feel pain. In your hair and nails, there are no such sensors, so you can cut these without feeling any pain. Pain is important. By your body being able to tell you that a part of your skin is damaged through something as alerting as pain, this will alert you to the problem. A simple cut is not a big problem, but if you did not realise that you had damaged your skin because of pain then you might not treat it until you actually noticed it much later. This might result in blood loss, or, more importantly in a small cut where blood loss was minimal, it might result in infection getting in and causing a small cut to become a much more serious problem. So, next time you cut a finger, be thankful that you can actually feel the pain - this is your bodies' way of telling you something is wrong and that you need to attend to it.

The major skin area that produces derivatives is the epidermis. The derivatives in question that are produced by the epidermis are hair and nails.

Most sebaceous glands are on the skin and release oil. There are two types of modified sebaceous glands as well. Mammary glands produce milk, and ceruminous glands in the ear canal produce cerumen, or ear wax.

Wenis yes sounds weird but it is!

The epidermis is a supuficial thin layer and is divided into three layers, The Malphigian layer, The Granular Layer and The Cornified Layer.
4-5 layers of stratified squamous epithelial cells with lipid layer to preserve moisture. Thin skin is made of 4 layers the stratum germanitivum, the stratum spinosum, the stratum granulosum, and the stratum corneum, thick skin has all these layers and an additional layer named the stratum lucidum.
The epidermis is composed of the outermost layers of cells in the skin
Epidermis is the outer layer of cells covering an organism, in particular.
Your epidermis is the outer layer of your skin.
Anything that is not your skin. Epidermis-- The uppermost layer of skin cells.
The epidermis is the outer covering of a living thing or organism. On a human or animal, this basically means your skin. The epidermis layer covers the dermis layer of tissue.

I hear that this may be a sign of pre diabetes, you may want to get some blood work done just to eliminate the factor.

The word is "dermatology" from the root derm or derma, meaning skin. Dermatology is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the physiology and pathology of the skin.

They act as a filter for your blood to make sure that there are no substances in it that should not be there. As well as substances that have no use for the body (they must be in the bloodstream though)

Ex: alcohol, this is why alcoholics have kidney problems

The subcutaneous tissue is the loose, connective tissue directly beneath the dermis. It is composed of adipose tissue or fat that is made up of lipocytes. These cells contain stored fat as an energy reserve. It also provides a layer of insulation to conserve internal body heat as well as a cushion to protect the bones and internal organs.

sudorifus glands (sweat) is the only sweat gland but there is a sebacious gland (oil)

The skin on your head is called ''The Scalp''

The sense organ of touching is skin.

The glutes is the butt

An abrasion is the medical term meaning scrape of the skin in which tiny blood vessels in the epidermis or outer layer of the skin break.

The skin cell belongs to the organ known as the skin. This is the largest organ in the body and is in the integument system.

No there is not a skin system in the human body.

Sensory receptors in the dermis include: free nerve endings, pacinian corpuscles, and hair follicle receptors The mechanoreceptors of the skin are the meissner's corpuscles (which respond to light touch), the pacinian corpuscles (deeper in the dermis and respond to pressure), and the merkel's disks (closely related to the merkel's cells located in the epidermis and respond to light touch). The nociceptors are pain receptors that recognize hot, cold, and pain.

In terms of tissue layers, the skin is composed of two layers, the epidermis and the dermis. It is the dermis that is the thickest layer. The hypodermis is also associated with the skin but is not considered an actual part of the skin. The skin and all its associated hairs, glands, and nerves are called the integumentary system.

The environment outside of the cells in your fingers (the bathwater) has a high water potential, and low solute concentration. In contrast, the environment inside the cells in your fingers has a lower water potential and a higher solute concentration.

Osmosis- the net movement of water molecules from a region of high water-potential to low water-potential down a water potential gradient leads to your skin cells swelling up with water absorbed from the surroundings.

Swollen cells take on a more rounded, less rectangular shape, so the outside surface of your skin becomes wrinkled rather than flat.

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The human skin cell shedding rate (called the desquamation rate) depends on factors such as the location of the skin being considered, the total area being considered, and the person's age. Even keeping the skin location, skin area, and age constant will result in different rates for different individuals. On average 14,175,000 to 18,900,000 cells per hour or 340,200,000 to 453,600,000 cells per day.

1. To protect and support internal structures.

2. Maintain the body's temperature and health (homeostasis).

3. Cushion internal structures.

4. Act as a shield to diseases and foreign objects.

You can use acetone topically in a limited manner -- I wouldn't use it every day without protection by any means, as long-term systemic effects are pretty nasty (lab work shows kidney and liver damage from long term exposure to fumes). But for occassional use as a solvent, acetone is comparably safe (see below for cautions). It's the most powerful solvent you can buy without a license and, as it's water soluble, it washes off easily. It's reasonably safe stuff, with some caveats. Some cautions: * EXTREMELY FLAMABLE -- don't use anywhere near an open flame or something that sparks (note that some fans, hairdryers, etc. generate sparks!). * Don't drink it -- it's toxic when taken internally. * Use in a well-ventillated place. * Note that it happily melts most plastics, including Nalgene bottles, so be careful where you store it. * Again -- long-term exposure is dangerous. If you're around it a lot in your job, use proper breathing gear. * If you feel dizzy or sick, leave what you're doing and get to fresh air.