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ShareIn zootomy and dermatology, skin is an organ of the integumentary system composed of a layer of tissues that protect underlying muscles and organs.
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Skin has pigmentation, provided by melanocytes, which absorbs some of the potentially dangerous radiation in sunlight.
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Human physiology — Human physiology is the science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of normal humans or human tissues or organs. The principal ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Skin at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
Editor's Note: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
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