Biology: How Life Works
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Human skin is the largest organ of the integumentary system. An average adult has a surface area of about 2 square meters. The skin contains seven layers of tissues that provides protection to the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments in addition to organs. The thickness of the skin is not the same for men and women, it varies.
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