Ch 43: Skin System for the MCAT: Help and Review
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In this chapter, you'll learn the answer to questions including:
- What is the function and structure of human skin?
- What are the types of epithelial tissue?
- What is the skin's role in homeostasis and osmoregulation?
- What physical protection is provided by skin?
- How do the epidermal and dermal layers differ?
- What are some accessory structures of the integumentary system?
1. Human Skin: Layers, Function & Structure
The human skin has several layers and each one of them contains different components. Discover the function and structure of three main layers of your skin, including the epidermis, dermis, and subcutis, check the different cells and tissues of the skin layers, and see why sunbathing at the beach is risky.
2. What Is Epithelial Tissue? - Function, Types & Structure
Epithelial tissue covers the cavities and surfaces of the body's organs. Learn about the types, function, and structure of epithelial tissue, including pseudostratified columnar epithelium and transitional epithelial tissue. Understand columnar, cuboidal, and squamous cell shapes, as well as simple and stratified cell arrangements.
3. Homeostasis and Temperature Regulation in Humans
Humans, as well as other mammals and birds, need a stable body temperature. Learn how temperature is regulated in humans by exploring homeostasis, thermoregulation, and hypothalamus, and also understand the difference between endotherms and ectotherms.
4. The Integumentary System: The Epidermal Layer
The integumentary system of human skin and accessory structures comprise the largest organ in the body. Explore the functions and layers, including the epidermal layer, and review and understand the purposes of the stratums, including basale, spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, and corneum.
5. The Integumentary System: The Dermal Layer
The layers and structures of skin below the top layer of cells is known as the dermis, and is integral in supporting the integumentary system. Discover the features and functions of the papillary, reticular, and hypodermic layers in protecting the body from illness.
6. The Integumentary System Accessory Structures: Hair
The integumentary system is the scientific name for the skin and its accessory structures. Study the definition of skin accessory structures, the functions and structure of the hair, and hair loss.
7. The Integumentary System Accessory Structures: Nails
In the human and animal bodies, the integumentary system includes the skin and accessory structures such as hair, nails, and sweat glands. Learn about the role and structure of human nails, and recognize how they differ from animals' claws. Review what nails are made of, and explore their functions.
8. The Integumentary System Accessory Structures: Glands
Your integumentary system is located in your skin, and is responsible for producing both oil and sweat. Explore the accessory structures of the integumentary system, and take a look at two of the accessory structures that secrete substances from inside your body to the outside: the sweat glands and the sebaceous glands. the sebaceous glands and sweat glands, and what they do for the body.
9. What Are Pores? - Definition & Function
Pores are tiny openings on a surface, the structure of an organism, or human skin through which gasses or other substances can pass unencumbered. Learn more about the definition of pores in mammals and birds and cells and plants, and also common functions of pores in feeding, ambulation, reproduction, respiration, and sensory perception.
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