1. 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.

2. Functions of the Skin: 1. 2. 3. 4.

3. 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

4. __________ layer
___________
layer
inner layer
* stores water
* regulates body
___________
* stores ___________
*conserves ___________
Burns
1st Degree:_____________________
2nd Degree:_____________________
3rd Degree:_____________________
4th Degree:_____________________

5. How the Skin Works
National Geographic- Skin
Why Freckles?
Biology of Skin Color
How wounds heal

7. What Makes Tattoos Permanent
Acne

8. Integumentary System- healing system
Integumentary System- Glands