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integument system
Title: integument system
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 700 | Pages: 3.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
integument system
INTEGUMENT
1. Integument - a natural outer covering or coat, such as the skin or a membrane enclosing an organ
2. 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 - …showed first 75 words of 700 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 700 total…brought up to the surface of the skin along the hair shaft. In hairless areas, the sebum comes out through ducts. Sebum lubricates and protects the hair and skin, and prevents drying and irritation of membranes. Sebum may collect excessively as a result of poor hygiene, a diet rich in fats, or accelerated glandular activity, especially during adolescence. Excessive secretions of sebum may be related to acne, certain forms of baldness, and other skin disorders.
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