THE SKELETAL SYSTEM

What’s In?
Fill in the
missing letters to
form the correct
word.
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is the longest S I
part of our N
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body.
SKIN
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layer of the
skin is ED I
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EPIDERMIS M I
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waste product of wA
the body comes
out of the pores of E
our skin.
SWEAT T S
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and
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are also part of
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the skin.
finger nails
They are tiny
holes in the skin
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where tiny holes
are located.
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pores
 What organ
covers your
body?
How does it
protect you?
 The integumentary system is composed
of organs that form the external
covering of the body and protects it from
threats from our environment. Without
it, our muscles and other internal organs
will be exposed to outside
environment.
The integumentary system consists of the skin, hair,
nails, glands, and nerves. Its main function is to act
as a barrier to protect the body from the outside
environment. It also helps to retain body fluids,
protects against disease, eliminates waste products,
and regulates body temperature. In order to do
these things, the integumentary system works with
all the other systems of our body, each of them has
a role to play in maintaining the internal conditions
that a human body needs to function properly.
 FUNCTIONS OF THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
1. Protects the body's internal living tissues
and organs
2. Protects against invasion by infectious
organisms
3. Protects the body from dehydration
4. Protects the body against abrupt changes
in temperature
FUNCTIONS OF THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

5. Helps in disposing waste

materials
6. Acts as a receptor for touch,
pressure, pain, heat, and cold

7. Stores water and fat