Integumentary System
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Welcome! • Get out: • Biking Slips • Notebook • Pen/Pencil
You will find out how to keep these body parts healthy! • First you need to know the structure of your hair, skin, and nails and how each part works!!!
1. Integumentary System • Covers and protects body • Made up of skin, hair, and nails
2. Skin • Largest organ in body • Has nerve cells that help detect pain, pressure, heat cold, and touch • Protective layer from germs
Maintain a healthful body temp. • Removes waste from body
3. Two Layers of Skin • Epidermis – outer layer which is constantly shed and replaced • Dermis – layer below epidermis that contains hair follicles, glands, blood vessels and nerves
4. Melanin • Protects you from ultraviolent radiation • Pigment that gives skin its color
5. Glands • Sweat glands – rids the body of salt and helps cool the body by releasing sweat through pores
Sebaceous gland – oil producing gland that protects the skin • Sebum – oil produced by sebaceous gland
6. Nails • Composed of dead cells and keratin, a tough protein
7. Hair • Dead cells filled with keratin • Protects skin and helps maintain body temp • Goosebumps • Prevents loss of heat through head • Each hair grows in a hair follicle
8. Hair follicle– a depression on the surface of the skin that contains nutrients needed for hair to grow
A. Sunburn – • Caused by UV rays from the sun • People with fewer amounts of melanin are more likely to be sunburned • Can be prevented by wearing sunblock (at least SPF 30!!!)
B. Skin Cancer • Also called melanoma • Can be obtained from the sun • Studies have shown tanning booths may cause skin cancer
A – Asymmetry • If your mole is NOT the same on both sides, it could be cancerous
B – Border Irregularity • If the outside borders are shaped oddly, the mole may be cancerous.
C – Color • If your mole is black with a blueish tint, it may be cancerous
D – Diameter • Check for moles that are wider than ¼ of an inch, or larger than the size of a pea.
C. Acne • Lesions on the skin filled with excess oil and dirt which encloses the skin’s pores. • To prevent pimples: • Wash face daily with facial cleanser that contains Benzoyl.
D. Athlete’s Foot • Fungal infection of the skin between the toes • Caused by sweating and heat • Highly contagious • Wear sandals or other foot coverings when in locker room or shower!
E. Ringworm • Common fungal infection of skin • Ring-shaped • Scaly, blistery patches form • Itchy • Contagious! Be careful of locker rooms…
11. Keeping the Integ. System Healthy • A. Nails • Clip regularly, clean dirt out under nails • Wear clean socks, avoid contact with locker room floors, showers to prevent athletes foot
B. Hair • Wash every day • Cut regularly • Avoid sharing hats or headgear • Brush hair
C. Skin • Use sunscreen • Don’t use tanning beds! • Use ACNE medication • Wash face and skin everyday when showering
12. Deodorant • Used to prevent excess sweating and body odor smells • Applied to armpits • Look for a deodorant and antiperspirant – prevents sweating..
How I will Keep My Integumentary System Healthy… • Hair – • Skin – • Skin on Face - • Nails -
1. Epidermis • 2. Dermis • 3. Blood Vessel • 4. Hair • 5. Pore • 6. Nerve • 7. Sweat Gland • 8. Oil (Sebaceous) Gland