Integumentary

  • Nail grows from stratum basal of the epidermis


  • Apocrine sweat —> Only armpits (axillary) and groin area

    • Contains pheromones

    • Water, salt, and protein


  • keiloids


  • vit d allows you to absorb the calcium to help skeleton

  • What do arrector pilli do to cause heat


  • Come lets get sunburn —> Helps with layers of epidermis memorization

    • Corneum

      • Callus caused due to thickening of this layer

    • Lucidium

      • Only on palms and soles

    • Granulosum

    • Spinosum

    • Basale

      • Basal cell carcinoma from this layer


  • Sebum is from sebaceous glands —> connected to hair

    • Arrector pilli muscles push sebum onto hair shaft when cold because oil is a good insulator


  • Epidermis is AVASCULAR!! DERMIS is VASCULAR




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