Integumentary System Notes Did you know?? Every month, you have a whole new layer of _________________? You will shed ______ lbs of skin in a lifetime _______________ ________________exist solely to eat our dead skin We lose 30,000-40,000 _________________ skin cells every minute! Skin is the LARGEST _________________ in the body. The average person's skin weighs _________________ lbs! Sweat is __________________- body odor is produced when bacteria on skin meets with sweat. So....TAKE A SHOWER.
Functions of the Skin: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Skin is made up of several different types of ___________________ The Integumentary System Organs: Hair Skin ___________________ Sweat & Oil Glands Skin is made up of several different types of ___________________ 1. Melanocytes (____________________) - pigment that absorbs UV rays -determines skin________________ --> the more melanin you have, the darker you are 2. Keratinocytes (____________________) - protein that is found in hair & nails - protects skin & tissue 3. Merkel Cells 4. Langerhans Cells
__________ layer ___________ layer inner layer * stores water * regulates body ___________ * stores ___________ *conserves ___________ Burns 1st Degree:_____________________ 2nd Degree:_____________________ 3rd Degree:_____________________ 4th Degree:_____________________
How the Skin Works National Geographic- Skin Why Freckles? Biology of Skin Color How wounds heal
What Makes Tattoos Permanent Acne
Integumentary System- healing system Integumentary System- Glands