Skeletal--->Skin The functions of skin are to........ -protect from harmful microorganisms -protect from extreme heat or cold (radiation) -regulate body temperature -serve as a sense organ (sense of touch)
So, therefore, skin protects the skeletal system from harmful microorganisms (like bacteria), protects the skeletal system from extreme heat or cold (radiation), the fat in skin acts as an insulator (and it regulates body temperature), and serves as a sense organ, with the sense of touch (so the nervous system will know which muscles to tell to contract that pull on certain bones to allow for movement).
The skin system has a lot of functions and a lot of area to cover, if you know what I mean. The bone marrow in bones is helpful to this. What does bone marrow do again? It makes white blood cells, which are a KEY part of your body's blood. And what does they blood do? It carries things like glucose and oxygen to cells. Where am I going with this? Well, wouldn't you think that skin cells would need a lot of these molecules? Your skin is constantly shedding dead cells and creating new ones, and your skin is practically EVERYWHERE you can see on yourself. You need energy for your skin cells to do this and many other jobs. Your cells can make their own energy (in a process called cell respiration), but they need glucose and oxygen to do so. The equation for for this process is shown here:
glucose + oxygen --> energy + water + carbon dioxide
Since skin cells are doing so much, they must need a lot of energy, and to make a lot of energy they'd need a lot of glucose and oxygen to do that. SO, the cells would have to have a lot of capillaries going by them with blood in them and white blood cells in the blood. And what make those cells? Bone marrow. In addition, white blood cells have many immune functions, meaning they play a large role in protecting the body form viruses. The skin systems' parts would also be protected by the white blood cells.
The functions of skin are to........
-protect from harmful microorganisms
-protect from extreme heat or cold (radiation)
-regulate body temperature
-serve as a sense organ (sense of touch)
So, therefore, skin protects the skeletal system from harmful microorganisms (like bacteria), protects the skeletal system from extreme heat or cold (radiation), the fat in skin acts as an insulator (and it regulates body temperature), and serves as a sense organ, with the sense of touch (so the nervous system will know which muscles to tell to contract that pull on certain bones to allow for movement).
The skin system has a lot of functions and a lot of area to cover, if you know what I mean. The bone marrow in bones is helpful to this. What does bone marrow do again? It makes white blood cells, which are a KEY part of your body's blood. And what does they blood do? It carries things like glucose and oxygen to cells. Where am I going with this? Well, wouldn't you think that skin cells would need a lot of these molecules? Your skin is constantly shedding dead cells and creating new ones, and your skin is practically EVERYWHERE you can see on yourself. You need energy for your skin cells to do this and many other jobs. Your cells can make their own energy (in a process called cell respiration), but they need glucose and oxygen to do so. The equation for for this process is shown here:
glucose + oxygen --> energy + water + carbon dioxide
Since skin cells are doing so much, they must need a lot of energy, and to make a lot of energy they'd need a lot of glucose and oxygen to do that. SO, the cells would have to have a lot of capillaries going by them with blood in them and white blood cells in the blood. And what make those cells? Bone marrow. In addition, white blood cells have many immune functions, meaning they play a large role in protecting the body form viruses. The skin systems' parts would also be protected by the white blood cells.