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Write a 10 sentence paragraph on the Integumentary System(no more than 15 sentences)
Must have the things listed below:
-Define the Integumentary System
-Say the organs that make up this system
-What is the function of this system

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Answered by Anonymous
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Answer:

Integumentary system

"Integumentary" redirects here. For the part of the female reproductive system of seed plants, see Ovule.

The integumentary system is the set of organs forming the outermost layer of an animal's body. It comprises the skin and its appendages, acting as a physical barrier between the external environment and the internal environment that it serves to protect and maintain.

Integumentary system

Human skin structure.svg

Cross-section of all skin layers

Identifiers

MeSH

D034582

TA98

A16.0.00.001

TA2

7040

TH

H3.12.00.0.00001

FMA

72979

Anatomical terminology

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The integumentary system includes hair, scales, feathers, hooves, and nails. It has a variety of additional functions; it may serve to maintain water balance, protect the deeper tissues, excrete wastes, and regulate body temperature, and is the attachment site for sensory receptors to detect pain, sensation, pressure, and temperature.

The integumentary system has multiple roles in maintaining the body's equilibrium. All body systems work in an interconnected manner to maintain the internal conditions essential to the function of the body. The skin has an important job of protecting the body and acts as the body's first line of defense against infection, temperature change, and other challenges to homeostasis.[8][9]

Its main functions include:

Protect the body's internal living tissues and organs

Protect against invasion by infectious organisms

Protect the body from dehydration

Protect the body against abrupt changes in temperature, maintain homeostasis

Help excrete waste materials through perspiration

Act as a receptor for touch, pressure, pain, heat, and cold (see Somatosensory system)

Protect the body against sunburns by secreting melanin

Generate vitamin D through exposure to ultraviolet light

Store water, fat, glucose, vitamin D

Maintenance of the body form

Formation of new cells from stratum germinativum to repair minor injuries

Protect from UV rays.

Regulates body temperature

It distinguishes, separates, and protects the organism from its surroundings.

Small-bodied invertebrates of aquatic or continually moist habitats respire using the outer layer (integument). This gas exchange system, where gases simply diffuse into and out of the interstitial fluid, is called integumentary exchange.

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Answered by peehuthakur
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Answer:

The skin is the largest organ in the body: 12-15% of body weight, with a surface area of 1-2 meters. Skin is continuous with, but structurally distinct from mucous membranes that line the mouth, anus, urethra, and vagina. Two distinct layers occur in the skin: the dermis and epidermis. The basic cell type of the epidermis is the keratinocyte, which contain keratin, a fibrous protein. Basal cells are the innermost layer of the epidermis. Melanocytes produce the pigment melanin, and are also in the inner layer of the epidermis. The dermis is a connective tissue layer under the epidermis, and contains nerve endings, sensory receptors, capillaries, and elastic fibers

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