Integumentary System
Madison Burton 5th period
The integumentary system
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Skin
-the skin which regulate the body temperature and allows excess heat epscape from the body.
-also the skin protects the body from disease by keeping out disease causeing microorganisms.
-protects the body internal living tissues and organs
-protects the body from dehydration
-protects body from sunburn
Hair
Hair is made of dead cells On our heads.we have thousands of follicles, pore-like structures within our scalp that produce hair. Each follicle produces many hairs throughout our lifetime.
Nails
Disease and infections
Disease and infections and what cause them
Warts
There is various kind of warts such as:
Planter warts, This type of wart usually appears as flesh-colored or light brown lumps that are flecked with small clotted bloos vessels that appear as tiny black dots. Plantar warts appear on the soles of the feet.
Flat warts, Flat warts are smoother, flatter, and smaller than other warts and they usually appear on the face. Flat warts also can appear on the legs, especially among females.
And there is different kind of treatments to get rid of or cure these warts like,
Freezing: In this treatment, a doctor will use liquid nitrogen to freeze a wart. A blister forms around the wart and the dead tissue falls off within about a week
Minor surgery: When warts cannot be removed by other therapies, surgery may be used to cut away the wart. The base of the wart will be destroyed using an electric needle.
Resource: http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/warts
Cancer
There is variouskinds of cancer such as:
Throat cancer,Throat cancer occurs when cells in your throat develop genetic mutations. These mutations cause cells to grow uncontrollably and continue living after healthy cells would normally die.
Lung cancer,can be caused by smoking and second hand smoke and air pollution and more.
Treatments for cancer varies depending on what kind of cancer you have, the person can go though chemo therapy or go though surgery
Resources:http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/oral-and-throat-cancer/basics/causes/con-20042850
poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis also know as polio is A virus that may cause paralysis and is easily preventable by the polio vaccine.
Polio can not be cured but can be helped.
Treatments include,
Physical therapy
Bed rest
Anti-inflammatories
Pain killers
Resources: Mayo Clinic