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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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Why do elephants have wrinkled skin?
Wrinkled skin of the elephants help them to maintain the body temperature.
Which stimulus does skin not sense?
Well, thinking of your basic senses....
Pain, light touch, deep touch, hot, cold, etc... all would be felt by the skin.
Sight & Smell wouldn't (although perhaps a strong acid or base might be sensed).
What other tissue found in hypodermis supports the adipose tissue?
Loose connective tissue in the hypodermis supports the adipose tissue found there.
Do people shed their skin while they are sleeping?
People don't shed skin like snakes and lizards do, we lose skin cells a little all the time. When we're asleep some rubs off against the bedclothes, when we're awake some rubs off against our regular clothse.
What is the medical term meaning surface layer of the skin?
The epidermis is the upper layer of the skin that covers the body.
Do dead peoples' toenails continue to grow?
People's finger nails and toe nails do not continue to grow after death, what happens is that the tissue surrounding the nails shrinks back and the nails appear to be longer
Do the the stratum corneum and stratum lucidum contain dead cells?
Yes, the stratum corneum and stratum lucidum contain cells that are without a nucleus, and are dead.
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melanocyte
A nipple, just like anywhere else on the body, can have dead skin. Dead skin is the result of old skin sloughing off in order for new skin to grow. Try some nipple cream if the skin is itchy.
What field of medicine is concerned with the human skin?
Dermatology is the field of medicine concerned with human skin.
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Is a shearling coat made from lamb skin?
Shearling is not wool. Instead it is the pelt (skin with wool) of a sheep that has been shorn only once. The skin to which the wool adheres is soft, sometimes as soft as suede. It seems, therefore, that the young animal is shorn just once simply because its wool is long enough for the first time for the animal to be shorn. Soon after that it is slaughtered.
What most people do know about "shearling" is that luxury apparel and footwear is made from this soft and warm pelt. The skins are tanned with the wool of uniform length to create a luxurious pelt that is then transformed into shearling coats, shearling jackets and other wonderfully warm items of apparel and boots.
What tissue is located beneath dermis?
The tissue below the dermis is the hypodermis, or superficial fascia.
The subcutaneous tissue
Melanin is located in your basal cells of the epidermis. Melanin is found in other body locations as well, such as the iris, inner ear, and adrenal gland. Melanin is found in the skin and is a pigment produced by melanocytes. The function of melanin is how light or dark skinned a person is.
