integument system
1. Integument - a natural outer covering or coat, such as the skin or a membrane enclosing an organ2. Protection - skin serves as a protective barrier from mechanical injury and penetration of harmful chemicals Defense - first line of defense against any disease organism Prevention of Dehydration - immersed in an internal sea carefully regulated, dilute salt, solution that is essential to life Maintenance of Body Temperature - by sweating it helps regulate the body temperature Excretion of Wastes - sweat glands also excrete excess water and waste Reception of Stimuli - sensors for stimuli of (touch, pressure, heat, cold, and pain) and sends message to central nervous system Vitamin D Synthesis - when ultraviolet rays hit the skin, a cholesterol compound is changed into Vitamin D 3. Epidermis - the outer most layer of the skin including dead cells of the stratum corneum and the living sub-layers of cell that give rise to them The epidermis contains: stratum, corneum. str
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Subcutaneous Layer, Vitamin Synthesis, , Reception Stimuli, Prevention Dehydration, Excretion Wastes, Body Temperature, connective tissue, stratum corneum, loose connective tissue, tissue beneath skin, loose connective, skin hair, fibrous protein, layer skin, subcutaneous layer, beneath skin, sweat glands, body temperature,
Approximate Word count = 688
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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