Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
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ISBN: 9781259277726
Author: Kenneth S. Saladin Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The skin is the largest organ of the human body; which covers and protests the body. The skin consists of two major layers-outer a stratified squamous epithelium layer called epidermis and a deeper connective tissue layer called dermis. Hypodermis layer is below the dermis but it is not a part of the skin.

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Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function

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