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    This document discusses several key aspects of skin and its functions. It describes the two main layers of skin, the dermis and epidermis. It focuses on the melanocyte cell, which controls skin pigmentation and protects from UV rays. However, diseases like albinism can result in less melanin production and lighter skin prone to sunburn. The document also discusses how the skin regulates body temperature through sweating and vasoconstriction/vasodilation and losing around 90 watts of heat even at rest. Skin receptors provide information to the brain about touch sensations, including texture, temperature, and pain.

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    This document discusses several key aspects of skin and its functions. It describes the two main layers of skin, the dermis and epidermis. It focuses on the melanocyte cell, which controls skin pigmentation and protects from UV rays. However, diseases like albinism can result in less melanin production and lighter skin prone to sunburn. The document also discusses how the skin regulates body temperature through sweating and vasoconstriction/vasodilation and losing around 90 watts of heat even at rest. Skin receptors provide information to the brain about touch sensations, including texture, temperature, and pain.

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    This document discusses several key aspects of skin and its functions. It describes the two main layers of skin, the dermis and epidermis. It focuses on the melanocyte cell, which controls skin pigmentation and protects from UV rays. However, diseases like albinism can result in less melanin production and lighter skin prone to sunburn. The document also discusses how the skin regulates body temperature through sweating and vasoconstriction/vasodilation and losing around 90 watts of heat even at rest. Skin receptors provide information to the brain about touch sensations, including texture, temperature, and pain.

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    Integumentarylabreport

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    This document discusses several key aspects of skin and its functions. It describes the two main layers of skin, the dermis and epidermis. It focuses on the melanocyte cell, which controls skin pigmentation and protects from UV rays. However, diseases like albinism can result in less melanin production and lighter skin prone to sunburn. The document also discusses how the skin regulates body temperature through sweating and vasoconstriction/vasodilation and losing around 90 watts of heat even at rest. Skin receptors provide information to the brain about touch sensations, including texture, temperature, and pain.

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    MarcosBanda

    3rd
    Mrs.Lafferty
    Page1

    Theskinismadeupoftworegions.TheDermis.AndtheEpidermis.Oneareaof
    theIntegumentarysectionthatstoodouttomewereallthecellslocatedinStratum
    Basale.ThemaincellthatstoodouttomewastheMelanocyteCell.Alsoknownasthe
    pigmentcellorthecellthatcontrolsallthepigmentinyourskin.Itstoodouttome
    becauseIhadmanyquestionsastowhypeoplehaddifferentskincolors.Whywere
    somepeopleblack?Whywheresomepeoplebrown?Whydidsomepeoplenothavea
    lotofpigmentorlighterversionsandhadlightcomplexionedskin.TheMelanocytenot
    alsoshowswhattypeofskincoloryouwillhave.Italso,helpsprotectfromUltraviolet
    raysfromthesun.AlthoughtheMelanocytecellcanhelpprotectfromthedangerous
    UVrays.Therecanalsobediseasesfromthecell.SuchasAlbinism.Albinismisa
    diseasewheretheskindoesnotproduceenoughmelaninandthepersonwillhave
    lighterthannormalskinandbesusceptibletoeasiersunburns.Theywillalsohave
    whitepatchyspotsintheirskin.Anotherprocessoftheskinthatstoodouttomewas
    howthebodyorskincoolsitself.Evenwhenapersonisinactiveorstandingstill.Their
    bodystillhastobeabletoloseheatatarateof90watts.Sobasically,thebodyeven
    whenitisnotdoinganythingorwhenitisatrest.Theskinhastobeabletoradiateheat
    fromthecoresoitcanbestableandstayadecenttemperature.Towhereitdoesnot
    overheat.Butitalsodoesnotgettoocold.


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    Whileinacomfortableenvironment.Theskinwillbeatagoodtemperatureat
    differentvarietiesofthebody.Itislowerinprotrudingpartsofthebodysuchasthe
    nose,ears,fingersandtoes.Itisalsowarmerinareasthathavemoremuscle.As
    mentionedinthelastparagraph.Yourbodyhastoconstantlyloseheattohavea
    normaltemperature.Itcannotgettoheated.Butitcannotgettoocold.Yourbodyhas
    tolosesweataswelltokeepagoodnormaltemperature.Itlosessweatthroughthe
    eccrinesweatglands.Throughouttheday,yourbodywillloseabout.4Lofsweat
    throughoutyourwholebody.Thatiswhywhenyouaresweating.Yourbodymustlose
    sweattocooloff.Alsoitisjustanaturalreaction.Asyourbodystartstoheatupwith
    exercise.Evaporationhappensandyoujustnaturallylosethesweat.Buthasalsobeen
    knowntohelpkeepthebodycool.Alsoassaidintherecentparagraph.Yourbodymust
    loseabout90wattsevenwhenyouarejustlayingstillbecauseofyourbasal
    metabolism.Ifyourbodycannotlosethatheat.Itwillendupoverheating.Oryour
    handsandcheekswillfeelreallywarm.Whenyourbodyorskingetsbelow37C.Your
    bodydoesavarietyofdifferentthingstogetwarmer.Yourveinsconstricttokeepwarm
    whichisalsoknownasVasoconstriction.Youwillnotsweatasmuch.Whichisknown
    ascessation.Andyouwillgettheshiversasyourbodyistryingtowarmupand
    maintainheatorevengainheat.Yourbodywillalsosecretenorepinephrine,
    epinephrine,andthyroxinetobeabletoincreaseheatproduction.Also,ifmoresweat
    glandsareknowntobearoundacertainarea.Sayasyourforehead.Yourbodywillbe
    abletorecoverfromacoolsubstancefasterthanareaswithoutmanysweatglands.

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    Everypartofyourskinonyourbodyhaveskinreceptors.Thosereceptorscan
    helpyouprovideinformationtothebraintotellyouthesizeandshapeofanobject.
    Theycanhelpusdeterminewhethertheobjectissmoothorrough,softorhard,coldor
    hotwhetherthebodysendspainwhenyoutouchit.Thetactilesenseisoneofthe
    manysubmodalitiesofthesomatosensorysystem.Contactcanbeperceivedaslight
    touchorpressureorevenattimespainsaythatyoutouchasharpknifeoraneedle.
    Whenthestimulusisrubbedontheskinthetouchisperceivedasstroking,orvibrating.
    Thesensationoftouchcanalsobeaccompaniedbywarmthorcoldsensation.Each
    handhasabout150,000mechanoreceptorswhichareconnectedtothecentralnervous
    systemby30,000primaryafferentfibers.Eachfingertipisinnervated250300
    mechanoreceptivefibers.Themeissnercorpuscleistheprincipalrapidlyadapting
    receptor.TheMeissner'scorpusclealsosensesmotionofanhandwhenitslips
    unexpectedly,signallingustotightenthegriptopreventtheobjectfromfalling.The
    merkelcelladapteristheprincipalslowlyadaptingreceptorinthehand.Whenanobject
    isplacedinthehandthefrequencyoffiringconveysinformationaboutitsweight.the
    heaviertheobject,thehigherthefiring
    rateoftheMerkelcellafferents.

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