Learning the Integumentary System   Chapter 5 

This system presents to you a learning experience on "skin layers" of the human body.

You will be learning the following THREE skin layers and the structures that exist in each of these.  See Text page 110)

1. Epidermis

2. Dermis

3. Hypodermis

This unit should be a lot easier than tissues and you have many tools which will aide your successful learning. You must choose a system that works and launch into your study each day.  You will find additional help outside your text at the prenhall website, EAP CD   your CD.   So, how thick is YOUR skin! 

At the end of the study of this system, the successful student will be able to:

• Recognize and identify the three primary skin layers and the structures that are found in each P. 110

• Recognize and Identify characteristics of Accessory structures such as

  • hair follicles  p. 115

  • sebaceous glands  p.116

  • sweat glands          p. 116

• find a web site to skin cancer and recognize the following

  • 3 types of skin cancer and be able to recognize there distinguishing characteristics

  • A,B,C,D's of skin cancer detection

In addition, from the lab studies, the student will be able to

•     Identify the 3 skin layers and answer the appropriate questions  P. 50-51 and PLATE: 27-28

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• Recognize by description the characteristics and ABCD's of skin cancer (see text)

• Recognize the structures specific to each skin layer

  • Epidermis

    • stratum corneum

    • stratum basale ( germinativum)

    Dermis

    • Hair shaft

    • arrector pili muscle

    • artery and veiw

    • sebaceous gland

    • sweat gland & duct

      • eccrine

      • apocrine

  • Hypodermis ( subcutaneous)

    • adipose cells

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The following sources of information will help you master the  the Integumentary system and the related structures for which you are responsible.

1. Prenhall website:    The interactive labeling exercises have great potential to help you learn the many components of the Integumentary system

   1. Review the quizzes

   2. including matching

   3. and most importantly, labeling exercises.

2. Textbook:  Read the objectives.  Use them as a guide when you 

   1. skim read the chapter to get a feel for the content and how the different topics are related

   2. reread the chapter look for the critical points and preparing for lecture

   3. study the chapter to learn the critical content

   4. review the chapter preparing for the quizzes and exams

3. Lecture:    Attend all lectures.  Use them to 

   1. identify important points

   2. ask questions of points not well understood in the text

   3. measure your learning comprehension

4. Lab:     Attend your scheduled lab and take advantage of open times to continue to study  
               Use your labs to correlate text structures to actual specimens in lab
5. Patricia L. Mansfield, Ph.D of  Rancho Santiago Community College District, California has some materials about the skin that may help you master the terms and content of this session.  NOTE:  there is no link from her site back to ours.  You will need to either bookmark our site before you click the link or you will have to start over again when you are done.

6. EAP CDrom:  Interact with the materials on your CD    

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