the skin

The skin is an important sense organ, and as such includes a number of nerves that are mainly in the dermis, with a few reaching the epidermis. Nerves carry impulses to and from hair muscles, sweat glands, and blood vessels, and receive messages from touch, temperature, and pain receptors. Some nerve endings are specialized such as sensory receptors that detect external stimuli. The nerve endings in the dermal papillae are known as Meissner's corpuscles, which detect light touch, such as a pat, or the feel of clothing on the skin. Pacinian corpuscles, located in the deeper dermis, are stimulated by stronger pressure on the skin. Receptors near hair roots detect displacement of the skin hairs by stimuli such as touch or wind. Bare nerve endings throughout the skin report information to the brain about temperature change (both heat and cold), texture, pressure, and trauma.

skin color

Skin color: Skin color results from the presence of melanin, carotene (yellow to orange pigment), and underlying blood reflected through skin. Melanin keeps excessive ultraviolet rays from burning the skin. Exposure to sunlight causes the skin to produce more melanin, causing suntan, a temporary change in skin color. Melanin-rich cells continually move toward the surface and then they are sloughed.

Integumentary System Structure and Function

Integumentary System Structure and Function video.Brief overview of the major structures and functions of the Integumentary System .

Human skin video

The Human Skin Animation Video from youtube. Integumentary system's important part is : human skin and in this youtube video you learn great usefull informations about human skin.

Functions of integumentary system

Integumentary system's main functions are below :

The integumentary system has lots of different functions, it:
Protects the body’s internal organs
Protects the body against bacteria
Protects the body from dehydration
Protects the body against sunburns
Stores water, fat, and vitamin D

hair care tips

Caring for your hair and some tips

The most important thing is to keep their hair clean. Some people wash their hair every day, but others do it once or twice a week. That depends on the type of hair you have and where activities in which you are involved, such as exercise or swim. 

When you wash your hair, use a mild shampoo and lukewarm water. Apply shampoo and massage with the fingertips, rather than nails, to make foam. You can use a conditioner or a shampoo that already contains. The conditioner helps untangle the hair and leave it soft and silky. But according to the type of hair, it may also be able to crush a lot and leave it oily. Rinse your hair with plenty of clean water. Secale gently with a towel and use a wide-tooth comb to untangle. 

Try either your hair, either when wet or dry, brushing or combing carefully. Do not try pulling of desenredarte knots strong and they do not use a pony tail or braids too tight. You can irritate the scalp. And if you're using rizadores or hair dryer, be careful and ask an adult to help, if needed. If not careful, you can burn. 

Here we give you a tip to showcase a beautiful hair: Follow a healthy diet. It sounds weird, but it is not. A diet rich in nutrients helps your body to look beautiful from the inside out!

The variety of hair color

What kind of hair you have? ¿Black and wavy?, Blond and Lazio? Or some other combination? The color of the hair is given melanin, the substance that gives color to the skin. The more clear is the hair, you have less melanin. A person with black or brown hair has a lot more melanin than a hair blond or red. As people get older, decreases the amount of melanin and therefore begin to exit the gray hairs. 

Usually, the skin color of a person is in agreement with the color of his hair. For example, most of the blond have light skin, while people with darker skin is brown or black hair. And do not forget the genes (the genes inherited from your parents): usually the color of the hair is determined by the color of the hair of one or both parents. 

Hair follicles play a key role in determining the type of hair. Some hair follicles are structured in a way that produces wavy hair, while others generate hair Lazio. Follicles also determine whether your hair is thick or thin.