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THE SKIN IS THE LARGEST ORGAN IN THE BODY,

WEIGHING MORE THAN TWICE THE BRAIN. THE SKIN OF


AN AVERAGE HUMAN HAS A SURFACE OF 1.5 TO 2.0
SQUARE METERS, AND A THICKNESS OF 2 MILLIMETERS.
IT SERVES AS A PROTECTION FOR ALMOST ABOUT OF THE
BODY SURFACE.
THE SKIN IS COMPOSED OF AN OUTERMOST LAYERS
CALLED EPIDERMIS, MIDDLE LAYER CALLED DERMIS, AND
AN INNERMOST LAYER CALLED SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER.
THE EPIDERMIS IS THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE SKIN,
IT APPEARS SCALY BECAUSE IT IS COMPOSED OF A LAYER
OF A FLAT AND DEAD CELLS, THIS CELLS ARE FILLED WITH
KERATIN. WHICH IS A SUBSTANCE THAT BLOCKS THE
WATER AND MICROORGANISMS FROM ENTERING THE
BODY. THE SKIN HAS A TINY OPENINGS CALLED PORES
THROUGH WHICH SWEATS AND OIL LEAVES.
FOUND AT THE BOTTOM ARE CELLS THAT PRODUCE
MELANIN, IT IS A PIGMENT THAT DETERMINE THE COLOR
OF THE SKIN.
ITS FUNCTION IS TO PROTECT THE SKIN BY ABSORBING
THE ULTRAVIOLET RAYS FROM THE SUN
THE DERMIS IS A LAYER FOUND BELOW THE EPIDERMIS,
THIS LAYER CONTAINS SWEAT GLANDS, OIL GLANDS, HAIR
FOLLICLE, AND BLOOD VESSELS. NERVES ARE ALSO
FOUND ON THIS LAYER, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR
SENSATION SUCH AS, TOUCH, PAIN, HEAT AND PRESSURE
THROUGH THE SKIN.
THE SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER IS A LAYER OF FAT BELOW
THE DERMIS,

PARTS OF THE SKIN


1. HAIR SHAFT
2. HAIR FOLLICLE
3. HAIR BULB
FINGER NAILS GROWTH IS 3MM A MONTH WHILE TOE
NAILS GROW SLOWER, THE TOENAILS IS 1MM A MONTH.
GLAND RELEASES SUBSTANCES THROUGH THE PORES.

SWEAT GLANDS- HELP IN EXCRETION OF WASTES BY


RELEASING THE EXCESS WATER AND SALT PRODUCED BY
THE BODY.
OIL GLAND ALSO CALLED SEBACEOUS GLAND, SECRETES
AN OILY SUBSTANCE CALLED SEBUM.
SEBUM – LUBRICATES AND WATERPROOFS THE SURFACE
OF THE SKIN AND HAIR
THE SKIN IS THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE HUMAN
BODY.

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