Chapter 6 of 27 A&P I

Integumentary system

how your body is built

4 topicsA&P Inot practiced yet

Topics

  1. 34Layers of the skinNot practicedLessonNotes
  2. 35Hair, nails and skin glandsNot practicedLessonNotes
  3. 36Functions of the skinNot practicedLessonNotes
  4. 37Burns, wounds and skin repairNot practicedLessonNotes

Practice this chapter

In this chapter's tools

Lab practical image sets 3

  • Skin layers diagram
  • Hair follicle and glands
  • Histology station: thick and thin skin

Prediction scenarios 3

  • Level 2 exercising on a hot day
  • Level 2 cold exposure
  • Level 3 a large burn, predict fluid volume and blood pressure

Pathways 3

  • Keratinocyte maturation through the strata
  • Vitamin D synthesis: sunlight to active hormone
  • Wound healing stages

Feedback loops 1

  • Body temperature: too hot and too cold

Calculators 1

  • Burn area by the rule of nines

Comparison tables 4

  • Epidermis vs dermis vs hypodermis
  • Eccrine vs apocrine sweat glands
  • Burn depth classification
  • Basal cell vs squamous cell carcinoma vs melanoma