Integumentary System

What the resources cover

The unit is about the skin and its partners. The listed resources look at the epidermis, the dermis, skin colour and pigments, hair and hair follicles, nails, and the sweat and oil glands. Some also cover body membranes and how the skin acts as a barrier.

Where to start

Begin with the big picture. The mind map called Integumentary System branches into skin layers, pigments, pathology, hair, nails, glands and homeostasis. The mind map Integumentary system (Skin) lists the skin's functions, such as regulating body temperature and protecting the body from external threats.

Next, check the vocabulary with flashcards. Diagram of the Skin is a labelled-structure deck covering the arrector pili muscle, hair follicle, Meissner's corpuscle and Pacinian corpuscle. The deck Integumentary asks about the two major layers of skin, the subcutaneous layer and keratinocytes.

Using quizzes and maps together

1. Read a mind map and try to say each branch aloud.
2. Take a quiz such as Integumentary System, which uses fill-in-the-blank questions on skin, nails and glands.
3. Note which questions you missed and go back to the matching map branch.
4. Retry the quiz, then move to a narrower one such as Epidermis or The Dermis.

The quiz A&P CH. 5 goes wider, with questions on the first line of defence, pigments and hair layers.

For teachers

Teachers can pick from the quizzes, notes, slide set and flowcharts, including the flowchart Keratinization, and use them as ready-made starters or revision tasks. All were made by GoConqr users.

Where it sits

This unit belongs to the strand Integument, Circulation and Respiration in Anatomy, within the Health area. Pick one resource that matches what you are studying today and open it.