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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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How would bullous pemphigoid affect the epidermis?

Bullous pemphigoid is a skin disease that causes blisters. ... How does bullous pemphigoid (BP) progress? ... BP is not infectious and you cannot catch it from anaffected person. ... In people with BP, antibodies are made against the membrane between the top layer of skin (the epidermis) and the next layer (the dermis).

So, it will be OK if it did anything to the epidermis and it would just put blisters and other things like that on the epidermis if the Bullous pemphigoid is so bad that it reaches the epidermis.

Why does water make skin pruny?

Water makes your skin pruny after a long period of submersion. This is due to osmosis (the passing of water through a membrane)). Water travels to the side of the membrane with the most solute, trying to reach equilibrium. The water outside of your body has more solutes than within your body, causing water to leave your body and into the water around you. This lessened amount of water can make your skin "prune".

What is the function of animals sweating?

Sweating has the function of cooling an animal or person.

How much is skin id cost?

" It costs $29.95 without shipping and handling."

Actually it costs $39.90 without shipping and handling, the intro kit has lots of free stuff. I think it gets cheaper after the intro kit.

How do skin cells reproduce?

In the living dermis layer of the skin, by normal cell division like other cells.

In the dead epidermis surface layer of the skin, they don't as the cells are already dead (they killed themselves before becoming part of the epidermis).

Why do you have different skin colors?

Everybody has different pigments, which gives us our skin, hair and eye colors.

What skin color are British?

I am British, and we are usually quite pale. I think everyone is pretty in their own unique way.

The skin is part of the circulatory system?

No.

The skin is its own organ, though one of its functions is to help regulate body temperature by providing a way for the circulatory system to transfer excess heat away from the body. (It also cools the body by producing sweat, which in turn reduces the body's temperature as it evaporates.)

What action do emillients have on the skin?

Emollients are substances that soften and soothe the skin. They are used to correct dryness and scaling of the skin.

  • Occlusion - providing a layer of oil on the surface of the skin to slow water loss and thus increase the moisture content of the stratum corneum
  • Humectant - increasing the water-holding capacity of the stratum corneum
  • Lubrication - adding slip or glide across the skin.

Why do women protect their body?

they need to protect their bodys because Men are attracted to many part ( breasts and Vigiana) and the more clothes you wear the better snd men dont get attracyed