PPT-Integumentary System A. Includes skin, hair, nails, glands; also contains sensory receptors

B Skin 1 Functions of the skin A Protection B Thermoregulation via blood vessels in skin C Sensation 1 Tactile touch amp pressure Integumentary System 2 Thermal warmth amp . THE INTEGUMENTARY IS THE LARGEST ORGAN OF THE BODY. IT CONSISTS OF TWO COMPONENTS:(1) THE SKIN, AND (2)THE EPIDERMAL DERIVATIVES, SUCH AS THE HAIR, NAILS AND GLANDS.. THE SKIN IS OF PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE IN A CLINICAL EXAMINATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE COLOR OFTHE SKIN MAY INDICATE THE EXISTENCE OF A PATHOLOGIC CONDITION: A YELLOW COLOR INDICATES JAUNDICE; A BLUE-GRAY COLOR MAY INDICATE CYANOSIS, REFLECTING A PATHOLOGIC CONDITION OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY FUNCTION S; A PALE COLOR IS INDICATIVE OF ANEMIA; LACK OF SKIN PIGMENTATION SUGGESTS ALBINISM, A GENETIC TRAIT CHARACTARIZED BY LACK OF THE ENZYME TYROSINASE, INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSION OF THE AMINO ACID TYROSINE TO MELANIN.. Introduction to Medical Terminology, Ehrlich. Components of the Skin. Protection. – Barrier to sun & invasion of pathogens, holds moisture in & prevents body tissues from drying out. Sensory Perception . Table of Contents. Organs in the System. Overall Functions of the Integumentary System. Function of Individual Organs in the Integumentary System. Function of Individual Cells, Enzymes, or Hormones . Describe the function of the integumentary system. Identify integumentary system structures and the function of each. Identify methods used to assess the integumentary system . Describe disorders of the integumentary system. Get out:. Biking Slips. Notebook. Pen/Pencil. How do you care for your skin?. How do you care for your hair?. How do you care for your nails?. You will find out how to keep these body parts healthy!. Skin. The largest organ in your body. Functions. Covers the body and prevents water loss. Protects the body from injury and infection. Regulates body temperature. Eliminates . wastes (sweat). Produces vitamin D. Skin. The largest organ in your body. Functions. Covers the body and prevents water loss. Protects the body from injury and infection. Regulates body temperature. Eliminates . wastes (sweat). Produces vitamin D. Let’s start off with a True or False game…. 1. Skin weighs about 12-15 pounds. 2. Skin sheds itself every 14 days. 3. Skin is the largest organ in the body.. 4. Skin is thickest on the palms and soles of the feet.. Skin. A. The largest organ of the body. B. Composed of sweat and oil glands, nails, hair, and skin. C. A system of specialized tissue. 1. Glands that secrete fluids. 2. Nerves that carry impulses. September 23-24 2014. Skin Appendages. The skin appendages include cutaneous glands, hair, and nails.. Cutaneous Glands. What . is cutaneous? . What is an exocrine gland? . . Cutaneous Glands. What . The . integument. , or skin, is the largest organ in the body.. 16% of body weight.. 1.5-2m. 2. in area.. The skin is one of the body’s . membranes. , which are boundaries or linings between organs and tissues.. Integumentary System. Made up of skin & its . appendages. Hair. Nails. Sebaceous glands. Sweat glands. Integumentary means “covering”. 3,000 square inches of surface area. Page 65. Functions of the . thin. type. . . thick. type. . Keratinized. adnexa . hair. . . . nail. Nonkeratinized. adnexa . small. organ. . It is the first line of defense against pathogens - . disease. -. causing. agents such as bacteria, viruses and . fungi. . Your skin helps regulate your body . temperature. , removes waste products through your .