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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 do you call a thin outer layer?
A thin outer layer is typically referred to as a "membrane" or "coating." In various contexts, it can also be called a "film" or "sheath." These terms describe a surface that encloses or covers something else, providing protection or separation.
How does a nail grow if it is non living?
Nails - and hair - grow due to deposits that are made by living cells.
A bit like humans stacking bricks.
The bricks are non-living, but the stack grows due to the living things that keep adding more bricks.
How do you flush your veins safely Should water be used or Saline solution?
Are you asking how your body flushes the vein? The body is responsible for doing so through the lymphatic system. All the tissue fluid (dirt and recyclable materials) are recycled in the process in turn for clean oxygenated blood.
What ate the 4 types of cells in the epidermis?
The epidermis has several strata (layers) that contain four cell types. Keratinocytes produce keratin, a protein that gives skin its strength and flexibility and waterproofs the skin surface. Melanocytes produce melanin, the dark pigment that gives skin its color.
Is it bad if a pink peely pink mark shows up on your skin?
If it is just the one mark and it isn't changing size, then it is possibly nothing much. However, if it stays, check in with your doctor. Many of these spots, particularly on your torso or neck, might be chicken pox or something else.
Yes, no matter what the cause of the toenail to fall off, it will grow back within several months.
Why thick skin is more adapted to abrasion?
because thick skin would not loose as much protection if it was to shed compared to thin skin which already has litttle protection
Do people scrape their skin with a knife?
Yes.They would normally scrape their skin with penknife leaving scars on their hands when they felt stressful.
Can an injection cause a sunken spot on your skin?
When you receive some kinds of immunizations, they would often leave scarring on the skin. I believe it is caused by the chemicals that help stabilize the vaccination... Don't quote me on that last part though.
Also, if you injected with a dirty needle, or caused excessive bruising (say by multiple stabs of a needle) you may cause the area to become damaged and scarred, thereby appearing sunken.
How does the integumentary system work?
in order to do these things, the integumentary system works with all the other systems of your body, each of which has a role to play in maintain the internal conditions that a human body needs to function properly works with the digestive system to encourage the uptake of calcium from our diet circularity system because certain substances can enter the blood strains.
If a cut has skin hanging off and you you lay the skin down a put a bandaid on it will it heal?
Better to remove the skin as new skin will grow, the current skin might have died off also
