Module 02 Integument Introduction.ppt - Integumentary...

Integumentary System
Integumentary System
MA241: Anatomy and Physiology I

Objectives
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Label and explain the functions of the integumentary
system
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Label the structures of the integumentary system

Integument: Overview
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The skin is the largest organ in the body by weight
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Roughly 15% of overall body weight
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Integument refers to outer covering- for humans it is
the skin
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If you included the accessory organs, referred to as
the integumentary system
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Hair
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Finger nails
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Sensory receptors
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Glands
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Integument: Overview
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Epidermis
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Epithelial tissue
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Dermis
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Connective tissue
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Nervous tissue
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Muscular tissue
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Hypodermis
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Technically not part of integument