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How do the skeletal, muscle and integumentary systems interact to preserve homeostasis in the human body?

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How do the skeletal, muscle and integumentary systems interact to preserve homeostasis in the human body?

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19th April 1999 All the body systems contribute to homeostasis through a complex web of interactions with each other, and it is difficult to disentangle three systems for consideration as if in isolation. However, here are examples of homeostatic links between the skeletal, muscular and integumentary systems. The skin interacts indirectly with the skeletal system by being one of the sources of vitamin D. Within skin exposed to sunlight, vitamin D is synthesised from a precursor molecule and transported to the digestive tract where it is needed. Vitamin D enables the uptake of calcium from our diet, and of course calcium is a key constituent of bone. The mineral component of bone matrix contains a modified form of calcium phosphate known as calcium hydroxyapatite, and if there is insufficient uptake of calcium then bone formation will be adversely affected. (Vitamin D is also present in some food materials, and this can compensate for a potential deficiency in climates where sunshine is

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