Integumentary System

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Cover the body and prevents water loss, protect the body from injury and infection, it helps regulate body temperature, eliminates wastes, provides vitamin D, and it gathers information about the environment.
*nails
*skin
*hair
*epidermis
*dermis
*artery
*veins
*hair follicles
*sweat glands
Disease:
Psoriasis - a chronic skin disease that's common in Britain. It affects about 2% of the population and it's cause in unknown. It often runs in the family and sometimes occurs in association with arthritis. It may cause considerable disability by affecting much of the skin. Psychological stress may make this disease worse, but streptococcal infection is the only significant event though to precipitate this condition.

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