Parts of the Integumentary System

Touch receptors; superficial

Located in dermal papilla

Eccrine Glands- water, salt, uric acid (cool body)

Apocrine Glands- axillary regions, groin, active when upset, frightened or in pain

Ceruminous Glands: secrete ear wax

Mammary Glands- Produce milk postpartum

Sebaceous glands- produce sebum (oil)

Outer layer of stratified squamous epithelium (stratum basale, keratinization, stratum corneum, melanin)

Inner layer of loose & irregular dense and connective tissues (dermal papillae, macrophages, subcutaneous layer (hypodermis))

Pressure receptors; deep


Located in dermis