Skin

Physiology
Related Topics
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 .