integumentary

(adjective)

of, related to, or composed of integuments

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Examples of integumentary in the following topics:

  • Development of the Integumentary System

    • The integumentary system develops from all embryonic layers (ectoderm, mesoderm and neural crest cells).
    • The integumentary system is the largest organ system in the human body, and is responsible for protecting the body from most physical and environmental factors.
    • The integumentary system is both a barrier and a sensory organ.

  • Effects of Aging on the Integumentary System

    • Intrinsic and extrinsic aging describe cutaneous aging of the integumentary system primarily involving the dermis.
    • Intrinsic aging and extrinsic aging are terms used to describe cutaneous aging of the skin and other parts of the integumentary system.

  • Excretion and Absorption

    • The integumentary system functions in absorption (oxygen and some medications) and excretion (e.g., perspiration via the eccrine glands).
    • A major function of the integumentary system is absorption and excretion.
    • Differentiate between the absorption and excretion functions of the integumentary system

  • Metabolic Functions

    • The integumentary system is the largest of the body's organ systems, made up of the skin and its associated appendages.
    • The integumentary system distinguishes, separates, and protects the organism from its surroundings, but also plays a key metabolic function, as the major region for vitamin D production.

  • Thermoregulation

    • The integumentary system keeps body temperature within limits even when environmental temperature varies; this is called thermoregulation.
    • The integumentary system functions in thermoregulation—the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries—even when the surrounding temperature is very different.
    • The skin is the largest organ of the integumentary system, made up of multiple layers of ectodermal tissue, and guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments, and internal organs.

  • Hair Removal

    • In humans, it is the largest organ of the integumentary system.

  • Infection

    • Infections of the integumentary system include athlete's foot and herpes simplex.
    • Differentiate between the integumentary system infections of athlete's foot and herpes simplex

  • Blood Supply to the Epidermis

    • Identify the source of the blood supply for the integumentary system

  • Viral Skin Diseases

    • A cutaneous condition is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system — the organ system that comprises the entire surface of the body and includes skin, hair, nails, and related muscle and glands.
    • Conditions of the human integumentary system constitute a broad spectrum of diseases, also known as dermatoses.

  • Fungal Skin and Nail Diseases

    • A cutaneous condition is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system — the organ system that comprises the entire surface of the body and includes skin, hair, nails, and related muscle and glands.
    • Conditions of the human integumentary system constitute a broad spectrum of diseases, also known as dermatoses, as well as many nonpathologic states (like, in certain circumstances, melanonychia and racquet nails).