Integumentary System Notes Did you know? ? Every month, you have a whole new layer of _________? You will shed ______ lbs of skin in a lifetime ________________exist solely to eat our dead skin We lose 30, 000 -40, 000 _________ skin cells every minute! Skin is the LARGEST _________ in the body. The average person's skin weighs _________ lbs! Sweat is _________- body odor is produced when bacteria on skin meets with sweat. So. . TAKE A SHOWER.
Functions of the Skin: 1. 2. 3. 4.
The Integumentary System Organs: Hair Skin __________ Sweat & Oil Glands Skin is made up of several different types of __________ 1. Melanocytes (__________) - pigment that absorbs UV rays -determines skin________ --> the more melanin you have, the darker you are 2. Keratinocytes (__________) - protein that is found in hair & nails - protects skin & tissue 3. Merkel Cells 4. Langerhans Cells