AGE RELATED PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN INTERGUMENTARY SYSTEM.
www.unn.edu.ng INTRODUCTION The integumentary system is made up of the skin and its appendages, (the hair and nails). Skin related disorders account for up to 10% of all ambulatory patients including the elderly. Even psychological stress of illness or various personal and family problems can commonly exhibit outwardly as dermatological problems. OVERVIEW OF THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM The largest organ system of the body. The skin is essential for human life. It forms anf barrier between the internal organ and the external environmental and participate in many vital body functions. This system is made up of the skin (which forms the largest put of the system, hair, nails and even the mucous membrane). Skin The skin has 3 main layers: Epidermis: The outermost layer of stratified epithelial cells composed predominantly of Keratinocytes and other cells like Melanocytes Merkel cells, Langerhan cells etc. its thickness ranges from about 0.1mm on eyelid to about 1mm...
