AN ORGAN REVEALED

THE SKIN IN 3D

The skin is a complex organ - with each square centimetre of skin, on average 3mm thick, containing 10 hair follicles, 100 sweat glands, and up to 2,500 sensory cells as well as 3 metres of lymphatic and blood capillaries, 12 metres of nerve fibres, etc.

The skin



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AN ORGAN REVEALED

The skin in 3D
The epidermis
The dermis
The hypodermis
Skin appendages
PROTECTING, SENSING, REPAIRING
AN ORGAN WHICH CAN BE GROWN
THE SUN…BE CAUTIOUS
CUTANEOUS DISORDERS
WELL-BEING - SKIN-DEEP AND DEEPER
OBSERVING THE SKIN
WORDS, RITES AND CUSTOMS
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An organ revealed
The epidermis
The dermis
The hypodermis
Skin appendages

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