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Integumentary System Anatomy and

Joseph Bejogan || September 2021 Physiology Lab
Transcriber: Rebueno, Jerry Mari S.

The Integumentary System

• the skin and its various appendages (including the hair,
nails, glands, and other structures) cover, cushion, and
protect the deeper tissues and organs of the body and
generally provide a boundary between the body’s
internal environment and the outside world

The Skin
Epidermis
• composed of epithelial cells
• the outermost protective shield of the body
Dermis
• makes up the bulk of the skin
• tough and leathery layer
• composed of dense irregular connective tissue
containing collagen and elastic fibers
• the woven network of fibers has great tensile strength –
resists pulling or stretching

Sweat Glands
• also known as the “sudoriferous glands”
• Eccrine (merocrine) glands
o particularly abundant on the palms, soles of the
feet and forehead
o the secretory part lies coiled in the dermis, and
the duct extends to open a funnel-shaped pore
Sebaceous Glands
• also known as “oil glands”
Hypodermis • found all over the body except the thick skin of the palms
• also called the “superficial fascia” – superficial to the and soles
tough connective tissue (fascia) wrapping the skeletal • secretes sebum
muscles • is a type of holocrine glands
• mostly composed of adipose tissue – fat

Cells in the Epidermis

JMR – 1BSMT4 – UST-L

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Burns
• First Degree
o only damages the outer layer of the skin,
epidermis
o skin may be red and painful but no blisters and
edema
• Second Degree
o the epidermis and dermis are damaged
o skin will be bright red, swollen, and may look
shiny and wet
o blisters and edema

• Third Degree
o also known as “full thickness burns”
o destroys the two full layers of skin
o may appear black, brown, white or yellow
o doesn’t hurt as nerve endings are already
damaged

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