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-the ‘human skin‘ is the ‘outer covering’ of the ‘body’-
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(in ‘humans’, it is the largest organ of the ‘integumentary system’)
(the skin has up to seven layers of ‘ectodermal tissue’ + guards the underlying ‘muscles’, ‘bones’, ‘ligaments’, and ‘internal organs’)
(‘human skin’ is similar to that of most other ‘mammals’)
(though nearly all ‘human skin’ is covered with ‘hair follicles’, it can appear ‘hairless’)
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(there are 2 general types of ‘skin’…)
‘hairy skin’
‘glabrous skin’
(aka ‘hairless’)
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(the adjective cutaneous literally means “of the skin” (from Latin cutis, skin))
(because it interfaces with the environment, ‘skin’ plays an important ‘immunity’ role in protecting the body against ‘pathogens’ + ‘excessive water loss’)
(its other functions are ‘insulation’, ‘temperature regulation’, ‘sensation’, ‘synthesis of vitamin D’, and the protection of ‘vitamin B folates’)
(severely damaged skin will try to heal by forming ‘scar tissue’)
(this is often ‘discolored’ + ‘de-pigmented’)
(in humans, ‘skin pigmentation’ varies among populations, and skin type can range from ‘dry’ to ‘oily’)
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(such ‘skin variety’ provides a rich + diverse habitat for ‘bacteria’ that number roughly 1000 ‘species’ from 19 ‘phyla’, present on the ‘human skin’)
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👈👈👈☜*“THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥