SCIENCE 6

Parts and Functions of

Integumentary System
Ana Liza Degamo Sebastian
Bayombong South E/S
What system is shown?
What is its function?
 Framework of our body
 Support of the body
 Protection of soft organs
 Movement due to
attached skeletal
muscles
 Storage of minerals and
fats
 Blood cell formation

SKELETAL SYSTEM
Muscular System Function
is responsible for the
movement of the human
body.
Attached to the bones of the
skeletal system are about 700
named muscles that make up
roughly half of a person's
body weight. Each of these
muscles is a discrete organ
constructed of skeletal
muscle tissue, blood vessels,
tendons, and nerves.
Respiratory System
is a series of
organs
responsible for
taking in oxygen
and expelling
carbon dioxide.
 knis Skin
Ahir Hair
IANLS Nails
ER N S V E Nerves
LANGDS Glands
“What is the purpose of the
Integumentary System?”
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Integumentary System
Integumentary System
The integumentary system consists of
the skin, hair, fingernails, glands and
nerves.
The main function of the integumentary
system is to act as a barrier to protect the
body from the outside world. It also
functions to retain body fluids, protect
against diseases, eliminate waste products
and regulate body temperature.
Skin: the thin layer of tissue
forming the natural outer covering
of the body of a person or animal.
 The skin is only a few
millimeters thick yet is by far
the largest organ in the
body. ... Skin forms the body's
outer covering and forms a
barrier to protect the body
from chemicals, disease, UV
light, and physical damage.
 the skin consists of two layers: the
epidermis and the dermis. Beneath
the dermis lies the hypodermis or
subcutaneous fatty tissue.
The skin has three main functions:
1.protection,
2.regulation and
3.sensation.
Epidermis. The epidermis is the most
superficial layer of the skin that covers
almost the entire body surface. ...
Dermis. The dermis is the deep layer of the
skin found under the epidermis.
These skin cells produce the protein keratin,
the basic structural component of hair and nails.
Found in the epidermis, these cells are part of
the immune system's defense against infection.
These epidermal cells produce melanin, the
pigment that gives skin its color
Hairs (or pili; pilus in the singular) are
characteristic of mammals.
The functions of hair include
1.protection,
2.regulation of body temperature, and
3.facilitation of evaporation of
perspiration;
hairs also act as sense organs.
Hairs develop in the fetus as epidermal
down growths that invade the underlying
dermis.
 Anail is a horn-like envelope covering
the tips of the fingers and toes in most
primates and a few other mammals. Nails are
similar to claws in other animals. Fingernails
and toenails are made of a tough protective
protein called keratin.
they are formed of keratinized epidermal
cells and occur on the finger and toes. Consist
of a visible area (body) and the root
(embedded in the dermis).
Glands:. These glands secrete their contents
to the exterior unlike endocrine which secrete
their contents directly into blood.
 There are three exocrine (conts ducts) glands:
1. Sebaceous glands: produce oil (sebaum) which keeps the skin
oily. The glands are branched and attached to the hair follicle.
Blockage of the gland causes acne.

2.Sudoriferous(sweat) gland: produce sweat or perspiration

composed of water, salt, urea and uric acid. They are coiled and
tubular shaped and of two types: Eccrine (found on forehead, back of
palm and soles), and Apocrine (larger that eccrine, found in pubic
regions and secrete into hair follicles). Mammary glands: are
specialized form of sudoriferous gland secrete milk.

3. Ceruminous glands: found only in the external auditory canal

where they secrete cerumen (earwax). Cerumen is an insect repellant
and also keep the eardrum (tympanic membrane) from drying out.
Excess amount may block.
 Answer the following questions:
1 What can happen if a part of the body is
not covered with skin?

2. What can happen if your sweat glands

do not produce perspiration?
‘ Why do you think this person suffers such?”
 Integumentary System

SKIN HAIR NAILS GLANDS

forms the 1.protection,
body's outer 2.regulation of A nail is a glands
body temperature, horn-like
covering and secrete their
and
forms a 3.facilitation of envelope contents to
barrier to evaporation of covering the the exterior
perspiration; tips of the
protect the unlike
act as sense
body from organs. fingers and endocrine
chemicals, Hairs develop in toes in most which secrete
the fetus as primates and
disease, UV their contents
epidermal down
light, and growths that a few other directly into
physical invade the mammals. blood.
underlying dermis.
damage.
Why should you use
umbrella or other
protective cover when
walking under the
sun?
 Matching type: Match the parts of the
integumentary system in column A with the
functions in column B.
Column A Column B
1. Integumentary System a) system is to act as a barrier to protect
2. Nails the body from the outside world.
b) the most superficial layer of the skin that
3. Hairs covers almost the entire body surface
4. Glands c) act as sense organs.
5. Epidermis d) the deep layer of the skin found under
the epidermis.
6. Dermis
e) thin layer of tissue forming the natural
outer covering of the body of a person or
animal
f) is a horn-like envelope covering the tips
of the fingers and toes in most primates
and a few other mammals.