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Integumentary System 

HUMAN TAXONOMY:

 Living Things Animalia > Chordata > Mammal > Primates > Homindae > Homo > Sapian 

 

Bionomal Nomenclature: 

homo sapiens = same thinking

integumentary system: 

It covers and protects the body & helps to get rid of waste.

Epidermis: 

The outer layer of skin.

dermis: 

The thick lower layer of skin beneath the epidermis.

 

c1500 The earliest known medical text Ebers Papyrus is written in Egypt.

c460 BC - c370 bc i Hippocrates lived, he was a greek physician and is known as the father of western medicine. 

 

keratin:

The protective waterproof protein in the epidermis of an animal.

 

200 Ad Galen describes the workings of the human body, which remains unchallenged until 1500.

skin
exocrine glands
hair
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