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| LArgest and most complex organ system thinnest on eylids, ear drums thickest on soles and pamls |
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- Protection of underlying tissues
- Prevent water lost
- reservor for energy and water
- temperature regulation of body
- Excretion of salts and water
- sensory organ site
- manucacture of vitamin D
- Prevent enterance of foriegn bodies
- first line of defence with wbs
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Epidermis outer most layer of the five distinct sections, surface firm with pH of 4 and 6.8 (antispetik)
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| Skin - Structures - Bottom Layer |
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| Stration basale - growing layer - 40 to 50 days to get to surface |
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| Skin - Structures - Dermis or Conium |
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| tough flexexible irregular connective tissue |
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| Skin - Structures - Papillery Layer |
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| upper section with nerve, blood vessel, some sense organs - forms finger prints |
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| Skin - Structures - Retecular Layer |
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| lowest section, increased collagen, some sense organs |
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| mostly fat (50% of the body) and faciae connective tissue to hold skin to body |
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| Melanocytes put melan into cells of strtum bassale for protection of DNA in skin cells. Blood in capillaries and cartene are other factors. |
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| yellow/orange can be converted to vitamin a |
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| water and salts not obsorbed, oils and ointments to a limited stent. Pb,Hg, are taken up readily,O2, CO2,N2, are also limited in absorption |
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| not found on lips. 2.5 million on body, average sweat 500-1000 ml/day |
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| water sweat fro temprators regulation mostly water and salt pH 4-6.8 controlled dby cythphantetic nervous system, mostly on palms and soles |
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| organs is sweat armpits, nipples, and groin - with bacterial action takes on mostly color of humans |
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| secret oil (sedum) lubricates skin, hair, prevents water loss, many on nose, not found on soles or palms. |
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| modified sweat glands for milk production, stimulated by sex hormones |
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