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    The skin protects the body from external elements like dirt, scrapes, and foreign objects. It is made up of two main layers, the epidermis and dermis, with subcutaneous fat underneath. The skin maintains homeostasis by regulating temperature through vasoconstriction and vasodilation in response to heat and blood pressure changes. It also acts as a receptor and plays a role in touch sensation as one of the five senses.

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    The skin protects the body from external elements like dirt, scrapes, and foreign objects. It is made up of two main layers, the epidermis and dermis, with subcutaneous fat underneath. The skin maintains homeostasis by regulating temperature through vasoconstriction and vasodilation in response to heat and blood pressure changes. It also acts as a receptor and plays a role in touch sensation as one of the five senses.

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    The skin protects the body from external elements like dirt, scrapes, and foreign objects. It is made up of two main layers, the epidermis and dermis, with subcutaneous fat underneath. The skin maintains homeostasis by regulating temperature through vasoconstriction and vasodilation in response to heat and blood pressure changes. It also acts as a receptor and plays a role in touch sensation as one of the five senses.

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    TimothyDent

    Lafferty
    Anatomy

    FunctionofSkin

    Theintegumentarysystem,knownastheskinprotectsagainstallkindsof
    elementssuchas:dirt,scrapes,plasma,andforeignobjects.Itisoneofthe
    largestorgansinsurfaceareaandweight.Consistsoftwolayers,
    epidermis,anddermiswithahypodermisorsubcutaneousfattytissue
    underneath.Woundingaffectstheentireskinfunctions
    .


    SkinHomeostasis

    Thermoregulationoftheskinisvitaltonormalbodytemperatures.
    Cutaneoussympatheticvasoconstrictorandvasodilatorsystemsalso
    participateinbaroreflexcontrolofbloodpressurewhichisimportantduring
    heatstress,whenalargeamountofcardiacoutputisdirectedtowardsthe
    skin.Duringmenopause,changesinreproductivehormonelevelsgreatly
    changethermoregulatorycontrolofskinbloodflowwhichcancausehot
    flashes.

    Skinreceptionfunction

    Theskinalsoactsasareceptorandasoneofyourfivemainsenses.

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