The body system I chose was the integumentary system. The reason I chose this system was because I think that the skin is especially important being that it’s shown everyday. My skin is greatly significant to me that is why I always make sure it's cleaned and properly taken care of, especially my face. Besides the way I see the skin, I would like to learn more about my skin’s defense, disorders, diseases, etc.
The integumentary system is one of the twelve different body systems we have. This system consists of the main component’s skin (cutaneous membrane), hair, nails, sweat (exocrine) glands, and other side components as well. The skin has various layers that go in a specific order. The epidermis is the outermost layer that you can …show more content…
Would you have ever thought that this was the layer that you can see and it's hard at work but you don't realize it? At the base of the epidermis there are new skin cells forming, when they are all set and ready to go they move towards the the top. Although we don’t notice, the new skin cells moving towards the top takes about two weeks to 30 days. When the newer cells are traveling up the older ones die and come to the surface of your skin, so whatever you’re looking at right now on your hands, feet, basically everywhere are dead skin cells. The older skin cells are really rough and strong which makes them perfect for covering the body for protection, but they only last for a little while. We can’t see it happening but every minute of the day we lose almost 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells off the superficial part of our skin. In a year only, you lose about nine pounds of skin. 95 percent of the cells in your epidermis are working to make new cells, while the other five percent make the melanin of your skin. Melanin is what gives your skin its color, the darker your skin is, the more melanin you have. Have you ever wondered why you should put on sunscreen or protective clothing when you’re out having fun in the sun? The reason behind that is cells make extra melanin to shield you from getting burned by the sun’s UV rays but those cells can’t do all the work by themselves. Following those “rules” could help prohibit having skin cancer when you’re
The integumentary system is one of the twelve different body systems we have. This system consists of the main component’s skin (cutaneous membrane), hair, nails, sweat (exocrine) glands, and other side components as well. The skin has various layers that go in a specific order. The epidermis is the outermost layer that you can …show more content…
Would you have ever thought that this was the layer that you can see and it's hard at work but you don't realize it? At the base of the epidermis there are new skin cells forming, when they are all set and ready to go they move towards the the top. Although we don’t notice, the new skin cells moving towards the top takes about two weeks to 30 days. When the newer cells are traveling up the older ones die and come to the surface of your skin, so whatever you’re looking at right now on your hands, feet, basically everywhere are dead skin cells. The older skin cells are really rough and strong which makes them perfect for covering the body for protection, but they only last for a little while. We can’t see it happening but every minute of the day we lose almost 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells off the superficial part of our skin. In a year only, you lose about nine pounds of skin. 95 percent of the cells in your epidermis are working to make new cells, while the other five percent make the melanin of your skin. Melanin is what gives your skin its color, the darker your skin is, the more melanin you have. Have you ever wondered why you should put on sunscreen or protective clothing when you’re out having fun in the sun? The reason behind that is cells make extra melanin to shield you from getting burned by the sun’s UV rays but those cells can’t do all the work by themselves. Following those “rules” could help prohibit having skin cancer when you’re