Human Skin And Its Associated Parts
May 4, 2008 by GoodSkinHealth.com
Filed under Body Skin
Human skin and its associated parts of hair, nails, sweat pores and glands, blood vessels, melanocytes and nerve endings, is the largest organ in the human body.
The skin of an average adult has a surface area of between 16 and 21 square feet (1.5-2.0 sq. metres) and is around one tenth of an inch thick (2-3mm).
Skin guards and protects the underlying muscles and organs from organisms or substances that cause disease, provides body temperature control and insulation and defends against damaging ultra violet radiation in sunlight.
