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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 has a surface to which nothing is attached?

The epidermis is something that has a surface to which nothing is attached. The thinnest epidermis on a human is on the eyelids.

Does the integumentary system keep your body warm?

Yes, the integumentary system, which includes the skin, hair, and nails, plays a role in regulating body temperature. The skin helps retain heat through insulation and by controlling blood flow, while hair can trap air for added warmth. Additionally, sweat glands help cool the body when necessary. Overall, the integumentary system contributes significantly to maintaining thermal balance.

What are 2 examples of genetics?

Ok so, Inherited and acquired traits are the two different types of triats, but, two examples of genetic traits are eyecolor, which is simply a large amount of pigment. And, skin color which is just a huge huge amount of melanin in the cells. Hope this hleps. Manda

Is the skin the same all over your body?

yes, your skin is the same all over your body, but it differs in thickness. It is thickest on your back, palm of your hands and bottom of your feet. Skin is made up of 3 layers, Epidermis, Dermis and hypodermis. The epidermis is made up of 5 layers (Good, Sweet Girls Like Candy) Good- Stratum germinativum, it is the basal layer, Sweet- Stratum Spinosum, Girls- Stratum granulosum, Like- stratum lucidum and candy- stratum corneum. While the dermis is made up of 2 layers, the papillary and reticular dermis. Finally, the hypodermis which consists of macrophages(defense cells), fat cells and fibroblasts, among others.

What is the Skin Cancer rates in Namibia?

very low compering to other countries..cancer is normal in namibia aint like other countries they think cancer is death

Is skin superficial or deep to the muscles below it?

Skin is superficial to muscles. Superficial means above, while deep means below. So muscles are deep to skin and dermis is superficial to muscle tissue.

What are the structure and function of skin glands?

The skin is made of elastinine which allows it to stretch out or come in as much as the body needs(Ex. a woman is pregnant, she gets bigger, skin stretches out, baby is born and then it retracts).

What is dark skin on overweight people?

Dark skin on heavy people, as shown in the accompanying photo, is called acanthosis nigricans. It is a marker for elevated insulin levels, and may signify a hormone disorder or disposition to diabetes.

How does sweat cool the body?

sweat take heat to the skin where it is evaporated and takes the heat with it.

Human sweat is the direct result of which life function?

Human sweat is a result of our body getting over heated. We sweat through our pores so our temperatures don't go up and as a result we stay at a normal temperature. We may feel hot but that's because we are hot from the heat of something. If we didn't sweat then our temperature would become very high and we would die.

Is it true that greater amounts of the pigment carotene are produced when the skin is exposed to the sun?

Carotene is an orange or red plant pigment found in carrots and many other plant structures. It is a terpenoid hydrocarbon. You are thinking of melanin which reacts with sun to darken our skin, not carotene.

What causes pallor or blanching?

Blanching when cooking, is scalding vegetables and then putting them in ice water to preserve color. Blanching concerning health is the loss of color in skin due to transient ischemia.

How do cells that exist 6 cm below the skin's surface receive their nutrients from outside the body?

They don't receive nutrients from outside the body but from very small capillaries or even by simple diffusion if they are rather close to the skin.

Does melanin make the skin tougher?

Yes, melanin does make the skin tougher. One of the function of the melanin is to give the skin color. The levels of melanin depends with the amount of the sunlight exposure.

Is vaginal tissue ordinary skin?

No, it is not skin, but a membrane that is found lining all parts of the body that are internal but with an outside exit. These include your entire digestive tract, upper respiratory tract, and urinary/reproductive tracts. This membrane produces mucous and you make plenty of it when you have a upper respiratory infection like a cold.

Is skin a molecule?

No, skin is a complex organ made of many different molecules.