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General

Skin-General

Reviewer: Mowafak Hamodat MB.CH.B, MSc., FRCPC, Memorial University of Newfoundland (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 24 August 2011, last major update August 2010
Copyright: (c) 2002-2011, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.

General
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● Protects deeper tissues from injury, drying and invasion by foreign organisms (Eur J Dermatol 2002;12:390)
● Has important role in thermoregulation, limited role in excretion and absorption
● Absorbs ultraviolet light
● Has cosmetic function
● Metabolizes vitamin D
● Has epidermis (cuticle) containing adnexae, underlying dermis and subcutis
● Contains peripheral endings of sensory nerves

Terminology
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● Also called integument

Microscopic images
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Thickened skin

Nailbed

Virtual slides
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Normal skin without and with pigment

Scalp Axilla

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