1. Describe the structure of the skin. Be able to compare and contrast the dermis and the epidermis. Relate the structure of the skin to its function. 2. Describe the role of the hypodermis 3. Describe the structure of a hair and hair follicle. 4. Explain how hair and nails grow. 5. Describe the location, secretion type, secretion mechanism and function of the sweat glands. 6. Briefly explain reasons for differences in skin color. 7. List the functions of the
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* ILLNESS * STRESS LEVEL THE HAIR CONT’D HAIR ANATOMY 1.HAIR SHAFT * SUPERFICIAL PORTION * SLENDER STEM-LIKE STRUCTURE * PART OF HAIR ABOVE SCALP OR SKIN 3 PARTS OF THE HAIR SHAFT A. CUTICLE * ARRANGED LIKE LITTLE SHINGLES ON A ROOF * OUTER LAYER * SINGLE LAYER OF OVERLAPPING SCALES * TRANSLUCENT * CUTICLE INTERLOCK TO ANCHOR THE HAIR TO FOLLICLE FUNCTION HOLDS CORTEX
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The Integumentary System The integumentary system consists of the skin, hair, nails, glands, and nerves. Its main function is to act as a barrier to protect the body from the outside world. It also functions to retain body fluids, protect against disease, eliminate waste products, and regulate body temperature. In order to do these things, the integumentary system works with all the other systems of your body, each of which has a role to play in maintaining the internal conditions that a human
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text using the thinking and themes of any three weeks of the course. My skin controls me. It contains and constrains me, protects and projects me. It is a living coat spread out all over me without beginning or end. Seamless. Only through it can I feel and process the world. And it is through this coating that the world sees me. It is the screen on which social messages are displayed, thoughts are reflected. My skin controls me: dictating much of what I do. I guzzle water and nibble on nuts
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Your age doesn’t make you ineligible to sign up; nor do you have to be in perfect health. Each person’s ability to donate is determined at the time of his or her death. Organs: heart, kidneys, pancreas, lungs, liver, and intestines •Tissue: cornea, skin, heart valves, bone, blood vessels, and connective tissue •Bone marrow/stem cells, umbilical cord blood, peripheral blood
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Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=cg029publicinfo. A pressure sore is the name given to damage occurring on the skin as a result of pressure, friction or when layers of skin are slid over one another when moving up a bed, sliding or when transferring. The first sign of a pressure sore developing on the skin is usually discolouration which could worsen or lead to an open wound if not managed correctly. The main areas which are prone to pressure sores are the
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learned about the injections and the blood glucose level measurement. Originally my image of a nurse was someone who gave needles. After watching the demonstration by clinical tutor, I quickly gathered the equipment and practiced on an artificial skin surface. It looked pretty easy when others uncapping the syringe. However, for me, it was not that easy when I first tried. It was just too tight to get it off gently considering the hazard of the syringe. After a few attempts, I managed to uncap it
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pressure ulcer develop it within two years of their stay. About 9% of hospitalized patient develop pressure ulcer (McGee,2000). For instance in the hospital where I practice, this problem was rampant , either because nurses do not perform thorough skin assessment upon admission, or the nurses and other health care providers are not giving quality care to the patient. In most case, it was due to the carelessness of nurses, some patient already develops the pressure ulcer upon admission, but it was
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environment, the skin will regulate the body temperate. Warm blooded animals keep their body temperatures at a consistent temperature regardless of their environment. There are different layers of skin, which have different functions. The epidermis is the outer most layer of skin. It is responsible for protecting the underlying tissues and organs. The middle layer is made of living cells. When they become dead they approach the surface. The inner most layer is where your skin pigment is and where
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become over stimulated and a deep central mass of cornfield cells called a nucleus is formed. Nuclei vary in shape and size but usually form an inverted cone shape. (Frowen, O’Donnell, Lorimer & Burrow, 2010) Corns press into the deeper layers of skin and can be painful. Common causes of mechanical stresses to the feet tend to be from friction and pressure of tight or poor footwear or from any bone deformities of the toes and feet. All these tend to cause corns on the top of the toes and to the
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