The Skin
Subjects / Additional Science / AQA Additional Science
The skin is our largest organ and is essential for keeping us protected from invasion by harmful bacteria and controlling our body temperature. We judge whether people are scared or are in love by changes in blood flow through their skin. We see people getting old by the wrinkles in their skin. Some people, unfortunately, get skin cancer, often as a result of too much exposure to ultra-violet light from the sun. In this title, we will investigate what skin is, how it grows and how it protects us. Keeping warm is vital for the human body. The skin plays an important role in achieving a constant body temperature through sweating and regulating the blood vessels under the skin's surface. The reason for temperature regulation is to ensure that enzymes work properly. This title will also review that enzyme action.
| Author: | Dr Eliot Attridge | Publisher: | GCSEPod® |
| Narrator: | Pauline Addis | ISBN: | 978-1-84906-285-5 |
| Video ISBN: | 978-1-84906-785-0 |
Chapters
- What is Skin?
- Skin and Keeping Warm
- Skin and Defence
- Temperature and Enzyme Activity
Exam Board Relevance
- Edxcel
- AQA
- CEA
- IGCSE (EdExcel)
- OCR
- SQA
- WJEC
- IGCSE (CiE)
Includes original GCSEPod image art. Additional pictorial images created by Damon Smith
Curriculum and Exam Board Information
Key Issues
Titles
Chapters
- Shivering and muscle movement creating heat
- The function of skin in the nervous system - receptors and sensory nerves
- The function of the skin in controlling body temperature
- The function of the skin in defence
- The importance of temperature for enzyme activity
- The process of vasoconstriction and vasodilation in relation to temperature control
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Yasmin B, Student
I have always struggled with Biology, but podcasts have helped me. This one contains useful diagrams.
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