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Module 3

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Definition
show -Protection -Temperature Regulation -Sensation -Excretion -Synthesizes Vitamin D -Absorption  
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Protection (Body's first line of defense)   show
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show Controlled by: sweating/shivering  
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show -Functions as an enormous sense organ -Keeps the body informed of changes in its environment  
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Excretion   show
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show When skin is exposed to UV light, a substance in skin cells is transported to the liver and kidneys where it is converteed into an active form of vitamin D  
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show Our skin can absorb mostly anything we plaace on it through passive diffusion; medications, toxins, creams.  
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show -Epidermis -Dermis -Hypodermis  
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Primary Skin Layers   show
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show -Outermost layer of the skin -Non-Vascular (no blood vessels present)); nourished by the dermis layer below  
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show Epidermis  
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5 Distinct Layers of Epidermis   show
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Epidermis facts   show
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Dermis   show
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show 1. Collagen 2. Elastic  
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Two layers of the Dermis   show
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show -Consists of parallel rows of tiny bumps (dermal papillae) -Forms ridges and grooves that make up fingerprints & footprints -Pain & touch receptors are found here  
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show -Ridges develop before birth -Unique to each individual -Purpose is to improve our grip when using tools, or walking on smooth surfaces  
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show -Deepest skin layer -Filled with a dense network of interlacing fibers  
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show Blood vessels, sweat & oil glands, lymphatic vessels, and hair follicles Pacini corpuscles (deep pressure receptors) found here  
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Hypodermis   show
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show Hypodermis  
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Hypodermis is mostly made up of:   show
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Accessory Organs of the Integumentary System   show
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show Hair root - lies hidden in follicle Hair shaft - is the visible part Hair papilla - small cap shaped cluster of cels, located at base o fhair follicle, nourished by dermal blood vessels  
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Arrector Pili   show
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show Lips, palms of hands, soles of feet  
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Nails   show
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show 1. Sweat (sudoriferous) glands 2. Oil (sebaceous) glands  
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Sweat/Sudoriferous Glands   show
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Eccrine   show
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show -Larger than eccrine sweat glands -Mostly found in genitals, axillary areas -Secretes yellowish, thicker substance -Grow & function at puberty  
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Oil Glands   show
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What increases in production at puberty, and decreases in late adult hood?   show
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