What's On The Outside Matters Too
By: Austin Liu, Kevin Gough, & Thomas Grimmer
Integumentary System
Function
Structure
Important Types of Cells (Also Part of Structure)
They are epidermal cell that produces keratin.
~Melanocytes
Which is a melanin-forming cell that is found in the skin.
~Merkel Cells
They're sensory cells found in the skin that picks up contact with outside forces.
Skin
Layers of Skin
The first is the epidermis, which makes new skin cells, give the skin it's color, and protection of your body.
The second layer is the dermis, which makes sweat, helps you feel, it grows your hair, also brings blood to the skin.
The last layer is the subcutaneous fat, which stores your fat, also helps make new cells, it also helps the blood vessels, and is attached to the dermis.
Hair
Nails
Related Diseases
The abnormal growth of skin cells, usually caused by too much exposure to uv light. The most common form of skin cancer is basal cell carcinoma.
Warts-
Warts are non cancerous skin growths that happen when a virus infects the top layer of skin
Eczema-
When the skin inflames or swells up
Acne-
Acne happens when your hair follicles gets plugged with dead skin and oil.
Vitiligo-
A disease that causes the loss of skin color in areas.
Psoriasis-
A disease that changes the life cycle of skin, then causes cells skin to rapidly build up.
Other Systems Interactions
Immune system-
Within the skin there are small glands of oils that are used as small barriers to help stop infection. This is the first line of defense against infections.
Nervous System-
The skin is filled with nuerons that help the nervous system. The skin is what has all the feelings on the outside of the body, so it is what senses all the outside forces.
Circulatory System-
Capillaries are in the skin and every time anything is injected into the skin it goes into he blood stream. Usually this happens when you are getting a shot for medication.
Digestive System-
The skin helps the digestive system by giving it vitamin D from the sun. The vitamins enter the blood stream through the capullary network in the skin. Also the digestive system makes the oils and fats that are in the skin.
Other Facts
~ The average number of hair strands on your head is around 120,000 per.
~ On average, your hair grows about one centimeter per month.
~ The average surface area of an adult's skin is about 20 sq ft.
~ Toenails and fingernails grow about a half millimeter per week, so about 2 millimeters per month.
~Melanocytes is what makes the skin it's color.
~Sudoriferous glands help with respiration.
~Third degree burns is when the epidermis is completely burns and some of the dermis.
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