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This week, we are learning about structure and function of skin. Now let's turn our attention to diseases and abnormalities that can arise in the integument. For your initial post address one of the following topics:
Discuss how skin contributes to maintenance of homeostasis.
Discuss types of skin cancers.
- Discuss degrees of burns.
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The skin enables the accomplishment of homeostasis by protecting the body against
pathogens and mechanical harm. The other skin function, temperature regulation, makes it
possible for the skin to maintain homeostasis through sweating as a process for temperature
regulation (Cibrian et al., 2020). The skin also contains nervous transmission, sending the brain
crucial information for responding to external pressures, high temperatures, and environmental
pain.
Skin cancers include squamous c...
