THE HUMAN SKIN

THE HUMAN SKIN:  The human skin is one of the largest organs that make up the human body and the outer housing of the entire body with varying thickness in different body parts.  With it's thickness varying in size from the soles of feet to the membranes of the conjunctival sac in the eyes, skin remains the first organ to protect us from the invading microbes and therefore acting as the body's first line of defense or part of the body barriers to invading microbes.  With a multilayered structure and strength, the skin is able to cover the entire human body and naturally protects the rest of the body tissues.  In our next discussions here, we shall be referring to this complex body organ as the integumentary system and the conditions affecting it, as Dermatological conditions, while the drugs used to treat it as dermatological agents.  But skin does not come alone, with it, comes several other structures that are visible with a naked eye including the nails of the feet and fingers, hair, and then microscopic other structures such as sebaceous glands and hair follicles.  In my previous discussions I have tried to look at some of the conditions that affect the skin and below is a list of some of them;

1.  Seborrheic dermatitis

2.  Pruritus

PROPERTIES OF THE HUMAN SKIN

ROLES OF THE HUMAN SKIN

HUMAN SKIN AND IMMUNITY:  To understand the way skin plays a major role in immunity, follow the link below and read about innate immunity.

The innate immune system

RELATED;

1.  THE HUMAN LIVER

2.  SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS

3.  PRURITUS