Anatomy & Physiology OER

Link to chapter five in the OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology 2e book.

Chapter five PowerPoint slideshow with close-captioned recorded lecture.

Link to a video of an overview of the integumentary system physiology.

Link to animation showing the layers of the skin.

Link to a website showing a tissue sample of the layers of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium.

Link to a website of a tissue sample showing the different cells of the different layers of the epidermis.

Link to a video where you can learn about the challenges these children and their family face. This ABC video follows the story of a pair of fraternal African-American twins, one of whom is albino.

Link to a video where you can learn more about hair follicles. The hair follicle is made of multiple layers of cells that form from basal cells in the hair matrix and the hair root. Cells of the hair matrix divide and differentiate to form the layers of the hair.

Link to a video where you can learn more about the origin and growth of fingernails, which are accessory structures of the integumentary system.

Link to a Mayo Clinic page covering sweat glands, sweating, and body odor.

Link to a video where you can learn more about tattooing. Tattooing has a long history, dating back thousands of years ago. The dyes used in tattooing typically derive from metals. A person with tattoos should be cautious when having a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan because an MRI machine uses powerful magnets to create images of the soft tissues of the body, which could react with the metals contained in the tattoo dyes.

Link to a video where you can learn more about skin grafting procedures. Skin grafts are required when the damage from trauma or infection cannot be closed with sutures or staples.