The integumentary system
By: Trevor Baughman 8th period
Five functions of the integumentary system
2. to protect it from infectious organisms. Otherwise disease could get right to your vital organs fast and that wouldn't be very good.
3. To protect the body from abrupt changes in temperature. Like if it gets to hot it protcts the body.
4. to excrete waist materials from your pours. It does this as a way of keeping homeostasis.
5. to make vitamin D so the body can clean the blood. Otherwise the blood could be flowing with dead blood cells.
The layers of the skin
How the Ingumtary system interacts with the circulatory system
Ailments and treatment to the integumentary system
Another Alments of the ingumtary system is an in grown toe nail that is when a part of the nail grows into the skin. It can be caused by not trimming your nails properly. You can cure an ingrown toe nail by cutting your nail square, hot water soaks, and surgical treatment. Your normal doctor usualy handles it in the office.
One more alment of the ingumtary system is a wart a wart is a rough bump caused by a viral infection, witch blocks blood vessels. They are easy to cure you just need a dermatologist to either to freeze it, lazer it, or liquid irrigation.