The integumentary system is the body’s largest organ, designed 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.
Epidermis – is the outermost layer of the skin, provides waterproofing and acts as a barrier of infection.
Eccrine Sweat Glands – are simple glands that have coiled tubular structure. Also, it is a thermoregulatory, releasing sweat to maintain a constant body temperature through evaporative cooling.
Hair Follicle – is a tube-shaped sheath that surrounds and nourishes the part of the hair that is beneath the skin.
The integumentary system is the body’s largest organ, designed 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.
Epidermis – is the outermost layer of the skin, provides waterproofing and acts as a barrier of infection.
Eccrine Sweat Glands – are simple glands that have coiled tubular structure. Also, it is a thermoregulatory, releasing sweat to maintain a constant body temperature through evaporative cooling.
Hair Follicle – is a tube-shaped sheath that surrounds and nourishes the part of the hair that is beneath the skin.
Reference:
Anatomy of the Skin (2022). Retrieved from https://training.seer.cancer.gov/melanoma/anatomy/
Kim, J. Y., & Dao, H. (2021, May 9). Physiology, Integument. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554386/#:~:text=The%20integumentary%20system%20is%20the,glands%2C%20hair%2C%20and%20nails.
Sweat glands. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/anatomy/histology-of-the-sweat-glands
The Skin (2022). Retrieved from https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-ap/chapter/the-skin/
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