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Skin formation

What is the formation of the skin, what processes are going on inside, what is an influence of general body condition to skin appearance? Information on these issues will allow us to better understand what we do with our outlook and what the result will be.

Human skin surface takes over 3,000 square inches (1.5-2 square meters), it is not only the outer film, but also an organ with a complex structure, carrying out many vital functions; it's an organ having about 25 percent of overall body blood constantly circulating within. On one hand skin is an outer organ that suffers the most from aggressive external environmental factors. On another hand skin surface is highly related to the internal human organs. So in case of structural skin changes it could be presumed that this is one or another internal organ disease symptom. And there are special diagnosis techniques avilable to find out what's the problem is.

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1 - nerves respond to touch and pain.
2 - sweat glands tubes for sweat to come out to the skin surface when temperature rises.
3 - sweat gland tube opening for sweat to come out of the skin surface which helps to regulate body temperature.
4 - Epidermis - the outer layer of skin.
5 - Dermis - the thick layer under the Epidermis.
6 - muscle that raises the hair, the hair stands up on muscle contraction, which may happen because of fear, shock or cold.
7 - nerve endings transmit into brain information about pain and other senses.
8 - blood vessels to supply the skin with oxygen and nutrient substances, also to remove organic waste.
9 - fatty glands produce secretion for the skin lubrication and irrigation, its surplus results in pimple and acne appearance.
10 - hair nipples supply to hair nutrient substances.
11 - Subcutaneous fat, which is under the Dermis layer, protects the body heat and stores nutrients.

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