NURS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Wrinkle, Wart, Insect Bites And Stings

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: NURS 202
• Professor: Mona Sawhney

Document Summary

Epidermis: p rote ctive ba rrie r, ke ra tin, thin, s kin colour. Dermis: colla ge n prote in to e na ble s kin to re s is t te a ring, ne rve s , blood ve s s e ls , lympha tics. Subcutaneous layer: s tore s fa t (e ne rgy), te mpe ra ture , prote ction (cus hion) Function: wa te r proof, highly re s ilie nt, p rote ctive a nd a da ptive prope rtie s. Ha ir: ha ir us e d to provide the function of ke e ping us wa rm but it doesn"t actually provide a function anymore (more jus t for a e s the tics now) S e ba ce ous gla nds: s e cre te oils, lubrica te the s kin, p re ve nt wa te r los s from the s kin.