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Detailed cross-section illustration of human skin showing layers including the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous fat, with labeled structures such as hair, pores, sweat gland, oil gland, nerves, blood vessels, and hair follicle.
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A section through the skin. The tough, dead cells of the outer epidermal surface (corneal layer) serve as a physical barrier and are continually replaced by cells produced in the basal layer. The thick supportive layer of dermis contains nerve endings, blood vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and oil glands. The hair follicle encloses the root of the hair. Oil glands associated with hair follicles secrete an oily substance (sebum) which lubricates the skin surface. The watery secretions of the tubular sweat glands are released onto the skin's surface through small pores. A layer of fat cells lies below the dermis.
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human skin: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

An overview of skin biology is found in Ruth K. Freinkel and David T. Woodley (eds.), The Biology of the Skin (2001). Arthur Rook et al. (eds.), Rook’s Textbook of Dermatology, 7th ed., 4 vol. (2006), is a comprehensive work on normal and pathological human skin. Special aspects of the subject are discussed in Howard I. Maibach and Edward K. Boisits (eds.), Neonatal Skin: Structure and Function, 2nd ed. (2003); and Joachim W. Fluhr and Peter Elsner (eds.), Tissue Engineering in Dermatology (2009). Current research in the field is covered in The Journal of Investigative Dermatology (monthly).

Article History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Structural and biophysical characteristics of human skin in maintaining proper epidermal barrier function. Aug 31, 2026
Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Skin explained. Mar 07, 2025
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - The Anatomy of the Skin. Jan 21, 2025
Add new Web site: The Nature - Nature Reviews Microbiology - The human skin microbiome. Oct 17, 2024
Media added. Apr 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Live Science - Skin: Facts about the body's largest organ and its functions. Nov 30, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - An Overview of the Skin. Sep 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Teach Me Anatomy - Ultrastructure of Skin. Jun 01, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Structural and biophysical characteristics of human skin in maintaining proper epidermal barrier function. Mar 18, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Skin. Jan 30, 2023
Rearranged media. Jul 30, 2021
Add new Web site: Oncology Nursing Society - Anatomy and Physiology of the Skin. Apr 11, 2016
Added video that describes some of the protective features of human skin. Nov 25, 2015
Add new Web site: Easy Science for KIDS - Skin � Structure and Functions. Oct 15, 2015
Add new Web site: American Academy of Dermatology - Skin care basics. Oct 15, 2015
Add new Web site: The Histology Guide - Skin. Oct 15, 2015
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Science - Skin. Oct 15, 2015
Added video. Mar 19, 2015
Added video. Feb 03, 2015
Added information on hair stem cell defects associated with male pattern baldness. Jan 26, 2011
Changed title from "skin" to "human skin." Jan 12, 2010
Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - Kids Health for Kids - Taking Care of Your Skin. Sep 06, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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