How the skin works?
Understand the Problem
The text provides an overview of the functions and characteristics of the skin, including its protective roles, waste elimination through perspiration, pigmentation in response to sunlight, and its ability to sense environmental changes.
Answer
The skin protects from external factors, regulates temperature, and renews itself.
The skin protects the body from bacteria, chemicals, temperature, and water loss; regulates body temperature and sensations; and renews itself constantly.
Answer for screen readers
The skin protects the body from bacteria, chemicals, temperature, and water loss; regulates body temperature and sensations; and renews itself constantly.
More Information
The skin is the body's largest organ and performs several vital functions, including acting as a physical barrier and regulating temperature through sweating.
Sources
- In brief: How does skin work? - InformedHealth.org - NCBI Bookshelf - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Skin: Layers, Structure and Function - Cleveland Clinic - my.clevelandclinic.org
- Structure and functions of the skin - HSE - hse.gov.uk
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