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The skin is a wonderful organ that covers the entire human body. It is made up of two layers- the dermis and the epidermis. The outside layer of the skin (the part that we see) is the epidermis. That has all of our pores (the little openings in our skin) and hairs. The inside layer of the skin (the part we don't see) is the dermis. That has nerves, blood vessels, hair roots, and glands. There are pigment cells in the skin that give the skin it's color. If the cells have a lot of melanin, then the person will be darker. Melanin causes freckles, too. Skin is important because it protects our bodies from the sun. Without it, the sun would burn up all of the good cells in our body. Good skin helps our body keep a normal temperature, which means

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