Homeostatic Balance

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! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Homeostatic Imbalance Of ! The Integumentary System Taylor 2 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Homeostatic Balance Of The Integumentary System ! ! Susanne Taylor Kaplan College ! ! ! October 30, 2014 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Homeostatic Imbalance Of ! The Integumentary System Taylor 2 ! ! ! The human body is an extremely unique organism, made up of many organ systems that work together to maintain life. The skin, hair, nails, sweat and oil glands of the body all make up a complex set of organs which form the Integumentary system. (Marieb, E., & Hoehn, K. (2013) pg 150) ! The skin is our bodies barrier or protection from the outside world. Without our skin we would become prey for bacteria and would die from water and heat loss. (Marieb, E., & Hoehn, K. (2013) pg 151) The skin is made up of the epidermis and dermis layers. The epidermis is the outermost layer of the skin which provides protection from the outside world. (Marieb, E., & Hoehn, K. (2013) pg 151) In the epidermis you will find…show more content…
(Marieb, E., & Hoehn, K. (2013) pg 160) When active muscles generate large amounts of heat it increases blood flow and activates sweat glands in the skin. (Marieb, E., & Hoehn, K. (2013) pg 168) Eccrine sweat glands are abundant on the palms, soles of the feet, and the forehead. (Marieb, E., & Hoehn, K. (2013) pg 160) Their major role is thermoregulation, meaning keeping the body from overheating, by forcing sweat into and through the glands to the skin surface. (Marieb, E., & Hoehn, K. (2013)pg 160-161) These glands also eliminate waste products, water and salt through sweating. The apocrine sweat glands contain fat and proteins and when they come in contact with bacteria on the skins surface they create body odor. (Marieb, E., & Hoehn, K. (2013) pg

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