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Histology Art – E (2022) 4 years, 1 month ago The integumentary system is the body’s biggest organ, serving to protect and maintain the internal environment by forming a physical barrier between the external and internal environments. The epidermis, dermis, hypodermis, related glands, hair, and nails are all part of the integumentary system.
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Hair follicle: It's found in the skin's dermal layer and is made up of 20 different cell types, each with its own set of functions. The hair follicle regulates hair growth via a complicated interaction between hormones, neuropeptides, and immune cells.
Epidermis: The epidermis is your body's outermost layer of skin. It defends your body from injury, keeps it moisturized, generates new skin cells, and includes melanin, which gives your skin its color.
Apocrine sweat gland: which are frequently found near hair follicles, discharge a fatty sweat into the gland tubule on a regular basis. Emotional stress causes the tubule wall to contract, causing the fatty discharge to be expelled to the skin, where it is broken down into odorous fatty acids by local bacteria.