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TheIntegumentarysystemconsistsofyourbody'sskin.Skinisthetoplayeronyourbody
surfacethatcoverandprotectsallyourvessels,arteriesandorgans.Alsowhenyouare
exercisingitkeepsyoucool,pluswhenyougettoohotyoursweatglandsstarttoseepwater.
Theyproduceasaltywaterthatiscalledsweat.Letsnotforgetthatwhenthatoccursthe
temperatureoftheyourskinchanges.TheDermaltissuesinfluencedbodytemperatureby
eitherallowingordivertingthebloodsaccesstothesurfaceoftheskin.Lastlytheskinalso
helpsyoufeeltheobjectsandpeoplearoundyou.Thetouchreceptorsinyourskinallowsyou
todetecteverytimeyourskincomesincontactsomethinginthisworld.

Figure#1
Thisfigureshowsmylipsandcreases.Everyonehasdifferentshapedlips.

Figure#2
Thisfigureshowsmyfingerprintwhichisalsoisdifferentforeveryoneintheworld.

Atouchisdefinedasadirectcontactbetweentwophysicalbodies.Whenyoucomeinto
contactwithsomethinginyourhandsensoryreceptorsintheskinprovideinformationtothe
brainaboutthesizeandshapeofobjectsheldinthehand.Thetactilesensationyougetisthe
oneoftheseveralsubmodalitiesofthesomaticsystemthesenseofonesownbody.
Morphologicalspecializationofthetouchreceptorsallowthemtodiscriminatetheamountof
forceappliedtotheirreceptivefield.Thebrainanalyzessensoryinformationby
deconstructingthestimulusintocomponentpartsandsensingthelocalfeaturessuchas
surfaceandedges.Withoutyourtouchreceptorshowwouldyouknowifyou'retouching
something?Theanswerisyouwouldnt.

MytouchreceptorgraphwiththedataIanalyzedinthelab.

MyHomunculusdrawingthatshowsthelargerbodypartshavemorereceptorsthatthe
smallerpartdo.

Whydowesweat?Whatcausessweat?Wesweatbecauseourbodybeginstoheatandyour
sweatglandsspringintoactionwhichcausesperspirationandthatsweatistryingtokeep
yourbodycool.Themajorreasonwesweatarethermalheat,Psychological,andexercise.
Westarttoperspiratejustifwegethotinthesunormaybeyou'reinacarwithnoair
condition.Psychologicaldealswithourmindandhowitplaysintothesweat.Letssayyouron
animportantjobinterviewandyoubegintogetnervousthatcancauseyourhandstosweat
maybeevenyourunderarms.Yourmindcancauseyoutostressorbenervousandthatcan
makeyousweat.Alsothegoodoleexercisingcausesperspiration.Yourbodyismovingata
fastpacewhichcauseadiposetissuetoburnandyourskintosweatwhichisagoodthing.


ThisgraphistheaboutthesweatglandIhaveanalysedonmyrightforearm.

AfteralltheselabsandresearchIhavelearnedalotabouttheIntegumentarysystem.Ihave
learnedthefunctionandthereasonswesweatlikeexercise,thermalheat,andpsychological.
Ittrulyamazesmeonhowjustmebeingnervouscancausesomuchperspiration.Even
thoughIhadachemicalreactiontotheiodinetheamountofsweatglandwehavereally
mademeunderstandwhywecansweatsomuch.Theskintemperaturewasreallythemost
interestingformetocollectthedataon.Analysingthetemperaturedropofmyskinafterthe
icewasplacedonitfor120secondsreallysurprisedme.Therecoveryratewasfasterafter
exercisethenwhentheicewasincontactwithmyskin.AfterAllthisinformationIhave
conductedhasnotonlyeducatedmebuthasincreasedmyintersectintotherestoftheclass
andforcollegewhenIcontinuemyfutureinthesciencefield.

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