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Integumentary System


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Integumentary System
Explains how the integumentary system helps maintain homeostasis.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) | 9 sources | APA | 2004 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper examines elements of the integumentary system. The paper looks out how the system helps maintain homeostasis as well as first, second and third degree burns., why no cancers arise in the stratum corneum, and the effects of a reduced subcutaneous tissue layer in the newborn and the aged on temperature control.

From the Paper:

"You go to the beach to swim on an extremely hot sunshiny afternoon Describe two ways in which your integumentary system acts to preserve homeostasis during your outing The integumentary system preserves homeostasis in the body by regulating temperature and water loss on a hot day The body temperature is kept stable by the production of sweat which cools the body as it evaporates on the skin's surface The sweat glands can release between one and two liters of water per hour The Integumentary System

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APA Citation:

Integumentary System (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Integumentary-System/72788

MLA Citation:

"Integumentary System" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Integumentary-System/72788>




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