Integumentary system

By: Andrea Batista12°B

Main functions

Protect the body’s internal living tissues and organs

Protect against invasion by infectious organisms

Protect the body against abrupt changes in temperature, maintain homeostasis

Protect the body against sunburns by secreting melanin

Generate vitamin D through exposure to ultraviolet light

Store water, fat, glucose, vitamin d

Main organs

Skin Hair Nails Exocrine nails

Interesting facts

Your skin is known as your birthday suit. Your skin sends indicators. Every month you have a whole new layer of

skin. Your nails grow .5mm per week. You will shed 40lbs of skin in a lifetime. You have 7 layers of flat, stacked cells. The average amount of head hair is 120,000.

Your eyelids have the thinnest skin. Hair grows 1cm per month. An adult has 20 sq.ft of skin.

Major diseases

Acne Athlete’s foot Psoriasis Dermatitis Skin cancer Vitiligo

Athlete’s foot

Skin cancer

Acne

Medical trends

Plastic surgery used as a is a medical procedure to alter, correct or restore skin or underlying tissues on any part of the body, and also by a cosmetic procedure.

An Integumentary system procedure is recommended by a healthcare practitioner in case of rash, infection, sun burn, athlete’s foot, acne, herpes, psoriasis, rubella, rabies and skin cancer. Broadly this market is analyzed based on the target organ of surgical procedure - operation for eyelids, nose, breast; and skin and subcutaneous tissue.