Vanessa Alvarez

Integumentary System Lab Report

Epidermis is the superficial which is the closest to the surface of our skin. It is only about
tenth of a millimeter thick. Epidermis is made up 40 to 50 rows of stacked squamous epithelial
cells. Avascular that is no blood vessels receives all the nutrients by diffusion of fluids from the
dermis. In the picture you can see the label of sweat glands, for more details you can see in
figure figure 2. In figure 1 you will see a label of an epidermis layer.
Sebaceous gland are exocrine glands that is found in the dermis of the skin which
produce an oily secretion, also known as sebum. Sudoriferous glands are exocrine glands, found
in the dermis of the skin and commonly known as sweat glands. In this lab it is shown which
regions of the body sweat the most by using a bond paper. Everyone have different data than
others. You will see more details in figure 2 about the sweat glands
The integumentary system is the external covering of the body (skin, hair, and sweat
glands). Its main purpose is exerting water and regulating the temperature, also the place where
your sensory receptors are located. For more detail about the temperature and the recovery of the
skin look at figure 3.
The dermis is the deeper layer found under the epidermis that is made mostly out of
dense irregular connective tissue and blood vessels. It gives your skin strength and elastically.
Papillary layer borders contains many finger-like extensions called dermal papillae. Blood
flowing through the dermal papillae provide nutrients and oxygen for the cells. The dermal
papillae are used to feel touch, pain, and temperature. In figure 1 you will see the location for a
dermis, in figure 4 you will also see the two point touch discrimination and the measure of the
receptors and figure 5 refers to figure 4 that is drawn out by the points.
In this lab report you can see that skin provides us protection, its an anatomical barrier
for pathogens and damage between internal and external environment in bodily defense. As you
can see the labs, it shows how the integumentary systems works referring to these figures.
Figure 1 Histology: In this figure you can see there are some labels, this is a view from under the
microscope. You can see closely on whats near a hair follicle and the layers a little more clear.
As you can see that a sebaceous gland is always near a hair follicle.
Figure 2 Eccrine Several Gland Density:
First we put iodine on our forearm (ventral), hand (palmer), neck, and finger tip to collect the
data of our sweat. We than collected the data from forearm (ventral) and the hand (palmer) as a
class.
Figure 3 Skin Temperature Recovery: First you have to take the temperature of your neck, neck,
and forearm. After you get the average temperature you then get a cube of ice and place it where
you took the average temperature for 30 seconds. When 30 seconds are over you then record the
temperature after 2 minutes to see if your temperature went back to recovery.

Figure 4 Two point discrimination test: For this lab you have to stick yourself with two pointing
needles and say if you feel one or two points. You then measure the two points when you feel
one point.
Figure 5 Homunculus drawing: The bigger spacing the more spread apart your nerve endings are
in that area of your body. The smaller is the number closer your nerve endings are. This drawing
is from the data that was recorded from figure 4.
Figure 6 Case study application to integumentary system: In this case study melanoma is a skin
cancer that can be caused by the sun, It looks like a mole but it would itch, bleed, and have hair
loss. To help prevent melanoma you have to use sunscreen, if it's too late you will than need
surgery. The melanoma would be located in the epidermis and a bit of dermis.
APA Citation:
Histology: photo from Vantasia Tolbert
Homuncular drawing: from Vanessa Alvarez
Integumentary system: from Vanessa Alvarez
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