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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.
2,086 Questions
What system protects the soft inner parts of your body?
The skeletal system protects the soft inner parts of your body.
Where is your skin the thinnest?
The thinnest skin on the body can be found on or around the eyelids..
Is the secretory portion of a sweat gland located in the epidermis?
The secretory portion of the gland is not located in the epidermis. It is actually located deep in the dermis. It is a twisted tubule, and is a fairly compacted tangle. The duct is what goes up to the epidermis layer of the skin.
What is the pigment that helps the deepest layers of the epidermis called?
Melanin is the pigment that helps protect the deepest layers of the epidermis.
Where Blood capillaries that supply nourishment for the epidermis located?
Capillaries that nourish the epidermis are lacated in the underlying dermis layer.
What do you call the flap of skin above the eye?
I'm not sure if you're talking about the eyelid or the epicanthic fold.
What organ uses sweat to excrete water and urea in the excretory system?
The skin uses sweat to excrete water and urea.
What are opinions of the soles of feet?
There are differing opinions about the soles of people's feet. In some cultures, it is disrespectful to show the bottom of one's foot to another person.
What are the effects of henna on hair and skin?
it dyes your skin Orange or red and it depend on what type henna it usually turns your hair brown or indigo
What are burns that extend through the outer skin layer and into the inner skin layer?
second degree (partial thickness).
The stratum corneum destroys bacteria because it is slightly?
acidic. The acid mantle is part of our defense against infections.
What pigment is found predominantly in the stratum corneum?
Carotene!
carotene
it is either CAROTENE, HEMOGLOBIN or MELANINcarotene
protection from external factors, temperature regulation, sensations, storage of lipids (fat) and H2O, used to absorb sunlight for vit D synthesis,
What glands secrete an oily discharge?
The glands of the skin called sebaceous glands produce an oily discharge.
Stratum germinativum the deepest layer of cells in the epidermis can also be called?
The stratum germinativum, the deepest layer of the epidermis, is also referred to as the stratum basale. This layer contains actively dividing cells, including keratinocytes, which produce keratin and contribute to the skin's protective barrier. It also houses melanocytes, responsible for melanin production, and Merkel cells, which are involved in sensation.
How does waxing effect the stratum corneum?
It doesn't affect it much. What it does is it probably removes some of the keratin (dead skin cells).. it actually affects the dermis more (since it rips out the hair)
What is skin and what are the types of skin explain?
There's oily/normal/combination/dry/sensitive skin. Google them and see which one you are.
Explain the anatomy and physiology of the healthy skin?
explain the anatomy and physiology healthy skin
What is a non-vascular layer of skin made up of layers of keratin?
The stratum corneum is the non-vascular layer of the skin that contains a great deal of keratin.
