Skin structure
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Skin (lat. cutis ) is the outer covering of the human body. The skin is the largest organ by area. The skin protects the body from a wide range of external influences, participates in respiration, thermoregulation, metabolic and many other processes. The skin area of an adult reaches 1.5-2.3 m² , weight 4-6%, and together with subcutaneous tissue (“hypodermis”) 16-17% of the total body weight. The thickness of the skin without subcutaneous fat is 0.5-5 mm.
The skin consists of the epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous fat (hypodermis).