This video, we're going to continue to talk about the integumentary system as we talk about one of its main functions of thermoregulation. Recall that the integumentary system has many different functions, and one of those functions is that it plays an important role in maintaining homeostasis, or maintaining internal conditions despite the fact that outside conditions change. Thermoregulation is the process of maintaining a stable internal body temperature. The integumentary system actually has two main methods of thermoregulation that we have numbered down below: Number 1 and Number 2.

The first main method is altering the diameter of blood vessels near the skin via vasoconstriction and vasodilation. The second main method is sweating. Moving forward in our course, we're going to talk about each of these two methods of thermoregulation in their own separate videos starting with vasoconstriction and vasodilation. So I'll see you all in our next video.