Definition

Types of skin
Function of skin
Vertical section of skin
Epidermis
Dermis
Skin color
Glands of skin
Different problems of skin
DEFINITION
 Skin is being a wrapper for the body .It is a
busy frontier between the body and the
environment which protect our body from the
harmful things .

 At the birth a baby might have 25 in square of

skin by the time he or she become an adult this
will have grown to 18000 in square or more .
Weighing of 3-3.5 kg in an average for woman
& almost 5 kg for a man .
Types of skin

 Glabrous skin
 Hairy skin
Glabrous skin
 It is found on the palm and sole of the feet . Lacks of
hair follicle and sebaceous gland .
Hairy skin

 In this skin hair follicle and sebaceous gland both are

present .
Function of skin
 Protection
 Regulation of body temperature
 General sensation
 Excretion
 Synthetic function
 Water balance
 ph balance
 Gas exchange
Epidermis
 It is the most superficial layer and is composed of
keratinized , stratified squamous type of
epithelium .