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Guide 1B Integumentary

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Integumentary Objectives

Integumentary Structures

Describe the major structures of the integumentary system including cells and their products; list the various functions of the integumentary system; and explain how the integumentary system relates to thermoregulation.

Integumentary Health

List safety considerations for laboratory and field research; explain aspects of skin health including the impact of sun protection and the normal process of wound healing; and describe various skin disorders including MRSA and burns.

Skin

Identify basic skin structures in an illustration or on a model; describe the functions of various skin structures; and explain the potential advantages and disadvantages of using models to study anatomical structures.

Skin Cancer

Describe what a tumor is and how cancer cells can spread; compare three different types of skin cancer; and list the warning signs used to detect skin cancer and explain why it is beneficial to have a medical professional make a diagnosis.

Integumentary Quiz

Quiz Directions

 
Complete all four sections and take the quiz on Canvas.
 
Use the learning objectives above to guide your studying.

Integumentary Media

Introduced in Integumentary Health section of this guide:

For this assignment you will be submitting a personalized safety checklist.  This checklist will include safety protocols for the laboratory and field.  You can group the procedures under different headings like “indoor/lab safety” or “outdoor/field safety.”  You can modify the list provided below.

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This is Lesley’s checklist.  Some of the things are personal based on past experiences.

 

You can adopt any procedures/ideas that seem appropriate for your use.  You are designing a checklist for your own locations, situations, and personal behaviors.

 

Your safety checklist can have headers, or a different organization.  Whatever makes it most effective for use.

 

  • Avoid potentially hazardous situations, even if it means missing a photo or video opportunity.
  • Consider the safety of other people and animals at all times, especially our cats.
  • Clean up work spaces, don’t leave any potentially dangerous materials behind.
  • Communicate any safety concerns to Mark or whoever else may be involved.
  • Follow safety directions on signs, in activities, and on product labels.
  • Carry a safety kit everywhere, all the time. 
  • Wasp sting?  Immediately take benadryl and prednisone.  Epipen if necessary.
  • Seek medical assistance if at all unsure about treatment.
  • Wear gloves when needed; wash hands frequently.
  • Wear a mask, especially while working around potential rodent feces.
  • Wear protective footwear and clothing, including sun hats and long sleeves.
  • Watch loose hair and clothing around animals, chemicals, and flames.
  • Wear safety goggles or other protective eyewear when working with chemicals or walking along trails with low-lying branches.
  • Take breaks, avoid over-exertion and use cane even if feeling great.
  • Avoid “playing” with animals to reduce chance of unintentional injury (to me and/or the animals).
  • It should be obvious, but don’t taste or smell without care to reduce hazard.
  • Don’t eat or drink around chemicals, animals, or waste products.
  • Add new safety procedures when needed.

You can also add a special section on behaviors to avoid contacting SARS-CoV-2019 to reduce risk of developing COVID-19.  In our case, we’ve never spent this much time hand washing before.

Media Directions

To be completed after taking the quiz on Canvas. 
 
Once you have completed your safety checklist, upload it to Canvas.   Your checklist can be submitted as a PDF, a word document, a photo, or even a video.  Multiple assignment formats are supported.

Human Biology Portfolio

Portfolio Directions

Typically each week you will have about an hour’s worth of work on your Animal Biology Portfolio that is due the Wednesday of Final Exam week (week 11).

This week, since you did the three “start BI 102 here” Canvas pages that took about an hour, there is no portfolio assignment.  You can look at those three pages about the course again, if you like:

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