Week 5 Discussion: Integument
Initial Post Instructions
This week, we are learning about the structure and function of the skin.
Now let's turn our attention to diseases and abnormalities that can arise in
the integument. For your initial post address one of the following topics:
● Discuss how skin contributes to the maintenance of homeostasis.
● Discuss types of skin cancers.
● Discuss degrees of burns.
The degrees of burns that are classified and explained due to previous occurrences are classified
as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-degree burns. The types of burns are worse as the number increases, with
that if someone has a 1st-degree burn is superficial while the 4th-degree burn is deep. In the
Initial Post Instructions
This week, we are learning about the structure and function of the skin.
Now let's turn our attention to diseases and abnormalities that can arise in
the integument. For your initial post address one of the following topics:
● Discuss how skin contributes to the maintenance of homeostasis.
● Discuss types of skin cancers.
● Discuss degrees of burns.
The degrees of burns that are classified and explained due to previous occurrences are classified
as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-degree burns. The types of burns are worse as the number increases, with
that if someone has a 1st-degree burn is superficial while the 4th-degree burn is deep. In the
