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Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2
Period: _______
The largest human organ is the skin and it covers the entire human body, leading it to be very vulnerable to injuries. The
epidermis and dermis are the two major layers of skin. Epidermis produces the Keratin cells for the body. Dermis is the inner
layer of the skim and has accessory items such as hair follicles and receptors. Receptors provside the central nervous system
with information to create reactionary response.
Procedures:
Part A: Evaporation
1. Have your partner close his/her eyes and put their hands flat on the table in
front of them.
2. Dip 1 cotton ball into the water beaker. Dip the 2nd one into the alcohol
beaker.
3. Dab 1 of your partner’s wrist with the water cotton ball and the other wrist
with the alcohol cotton ball.
4. Allow your partner to record their observations in their data chart.
5. Now allow your partner to repeat steps 1-4 on your wrists.
1. Record the “normal” diameter of the pupil by holding a ruler close to the eye.
(Do this for both pupils.) Record these baseline measurements in the attached
data table.
2. Have the subject shield the right eye with his or her hand. Then shine a
flashlight into the left eye for five seconds. Measure the pupil diameter in both
eyes immediately and record in the data table.
DATA:
Table A: Evaporation
Evaporation
Water Alcohol
Which felt
cooler?
Which
evaporated
faster?
Picture of
the Paper
What
change
happened
to the
paper?
Forearm
Palm
Shin
Instructions
1) Immerse the subject’s elbow in the ice water
2) Record the quality (severity) and locality of pain at 1 minute intervals for 3 minutes.
3) Remove the elbow and at the end of 1 minute continue to assess any changes in location and
quality of pain.
Analysis:
1. Explain why one liquid felt cooler than the other in Part A of the lab.
Receptors of skin picked up chemical differences in alcohol and
created a heat feeling as a response.
2. What evidence did the color change of the cornstarch paper show in Part B of the lab?
Cornstarch paper went from chalky white to translucent when exposed to face oil.
6. Which receptors were working during Part D of the lab? How do you know?
7. In Part E, what is the function of the pupillary reflex (why is it “beneficial” for the pupils to
change diameter when exposed to a bright light?
Pupillary reflex is used to limit/allow hin more light to the eye by fluctuating the pupil. It’s beneficial
because it limits excessive light to come in.
8. What part of the brain is responsible for initiating the pupillary reflex?
Central nervous system and sympathetic nervous system control the diameter and fluctuation of pupils.
Conclusion: In complete sentences, write a paragraph including the following points: What was the
purpose of this lab, explain your evidence from this lab that supports your purpose, what
information from your background supports what you learned in this lab and explain
how, what was a factor that was not taken into account that may have affected the
results, explain how the results were affect, and explain the importance of the
Integumentary System to the body and homeostasis.
The purpose of this lab was to understand the roles of the skin layers and additional glands and
receptors. Receptors were used to determine differences between alcohol and water. Paper sheets
gave an example of glands producing oils. This gave an idea of how both paper and skin would
react with each other. Amount of oil was not taken into account, possibly tainting the findings.
Integumentary system protects the body from harm and has receptors indicating danger or possible
harmful situations. It holds blood vessels and hair follicles in place. It also allows homeostasis to be
possible.