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Skin and its accessory organs:
Hair, nails, and cutaneous glands |
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- Most vulnerable organ
- Exposed to radiation, trauma, infection, and injurious chemicals
- receives more medical treatment than any other organ
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| Scientific study and medical treatment of the Integumentary system |
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| Layers that make up Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue |
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| Connective Tissue layer below the Dermis |
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- Resistance to trauma and infection
- other barrier functions
- Vitamin D Synthesis
- Sensation
- Thermoregulation
- Nonverbal Communication
- Transdermal Absorption
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| Resistance to trauma and infection |
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- Waterproofing
- UV Radiation
- Harmful Chemicals
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- Skin First Step
- Liver and kidneys complete process
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| Skin is our most extensive sense organ |
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- Thermoreceptors
- vasoconstriction / vasodilation
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| Administration of certain drugs steadily through thin skin - adhesive patches |
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Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
- Dead cells at the surface packed with tough protein - Keratin
- Lacks blood vessels
- depends onthe diffusion of nutrients from underlying connective tissue
- sparse nerve endings for touch and pain
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- Stem Cells
- Keratinocytes
- Melanocytes
- Tactile (merkel) cells (touch receptors)
- Dendritic (langerhans) cells
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