The skin is the largest and heaviest organ of the body. It has a total surface area of about 1.5-2 square meters and in weight we are talking about 3-5 kg of weight depending on the body volume.<\/p>\n
The skin has 3 layers:<\/p>\n
The epidermis<\/strong> is the most superficial layer of the skin and consists of 5 layers. The cells that make up the epidermis are called keratinocytes<\/strong>. From the deepest layer of the epidermis, which is the basal layer, the youngest keratinocytes differentiate until they reach the most superficial layer, the corneal layer, where the oldest cells die and release a substance called keratin. Keratin<\/strong> will provide waterproofing as it repels water.<\/p>\n The skin will therefore have 4 basic functions:<\/p>\n Now that you know more about your skin and its functions, take care of it and see a dermatologist for any abnormalities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The skin is the largest and heaviest organ of the body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3582,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1303],"tags":[1422,1421,1420],"class_list":["post-146166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medical-dermatology","tag-keratin","tag-melanocytes","tag-skin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n