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Integumentary System
The Skin
Physiology Textbooks Boundless Anatomy and Physiology Integumentary System The Skin
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What is Skin?

Layers of cutaneous membranes (skin)

Layers of cutaneous membranes (skin)

This image details features of the epidermal and dermal layers of the skin.

This image details features of the epidermal and dermal layers of the skin. It shows the layers of cutaneous membranes (skin) for two skin types, thick and think. Thick skin is hairless and thin skin is hairy.

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Related Terms

  • Epidermis
  • subcutis
  • Dermis
  • cutaneous membrane
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