Structures and Functions of the Integumentary System

The Structures And Functions Of
The Integumentary System

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Structure and functions of integumentary system..................................................................3
Main layer of skin and how skin is regenerated.....................................................................4
The function of integumentary system in order to maintain body’s homoeostasis like
temperature control.................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
The integumentary system is a whole organ system consisting of skin, hooves, scales,
feathers, nails, hair and exocrine glands. Skin is the largest and far reaching organ in the body.
The human body is protected from different kind of damages such as dryness or water loss
through the skin ans its outgrowth (Lee and Jung, 2016). Apart from the damage protection it
protects the body from diseases, harmful radiation like UV, chemicals which in turn protect the
deeper tissues and regulate the body temperature. This report will focus on the structure and
function of integumentary system and its role in maintaining body's homoeostasis and skin
regeneration.
MAIN BODY
Structure and functions of integumentary system
Integumentary system is divided into Epidermis which is the top layer of skin and covers
the entire surface of body. The top most layer of skin is epidermis which is made of keratinized
squamous epithelium cells consisting of langerhans cells helps to detect pathogens and prevent
their entry inside body, melanocytes which produces melanin pigment for the protection of skin