Examples Of Integumentary System

Hurji Burka

Human Anatomy and Physiology I

1a. A specific example of homeostatic regulation is glucose. Glucose is classified as a sugar in the human body. It is important for glucose levels to maintain homeostasis to avoid diseases like diabetes. Three different regulatory components for glucose that contribute to maintaining homeostasis include the control center, receptors, and effectors. Regarding glucose, the control center is the brain which sends out signals to the body telling it to produce insulin if blood sugar is too high. The receptors are glands or specific groups of cells that that receive the signals from the brain to perform the job at hand. The effector is then the liver that releases insulin to lower blood sugar levels.

This is saying how the body is one big system that must have all parts working for the whole body to function properly. This applies specifically to the integumentary system because there are different parts of the system. The system consists of the skin, hair, nails, and endocrine glands. Each of these are different components of the system, but each of them need to function correctly individually for the whole system to function properly. A specific example of the integumentary system is hair follicles. Hair follicles protects the skull and provide touch sensations on the body surface. An anatomical structure on the macroscopic level would include the skin of course. The skin can be seen with the naked eye, but if one wanted to see deeper into the layers that make up the skin they would need to use a microscope. Each example exemplifies this principle because it shows how dependent each body system is on one

This guiding principle is referring to homeostasis. It is also saying that the conditions on the inside of the body could be functioning correctly even if the external conditions of the body are injured. This apples to the integumentary system because the deeper layers of the skin could be functioning and working in every way, but the external skin could show otherwise. An example of this could be a scratch. A scratch may show on the outside, but nothing on the internal would be effected. An example of a macroscopic anatomical structure includes acne. Sometimes acne can show up and be visible on the external surface, but the skin deeper in is not effected. Each of these examples exemplify the guiding principle because it shows how the internal body could be functioning well while the external could be looking