La piel desempeña muchas funciones, tales como la termorregulación, el aislamiento térmico, el almacenamiento energético, la percepción sensitiva y la protección frente a factores nocivos del entorno como los hongos, las bacterias y la radiación UV.
La estructura de la piel
The skin is the largest human organ. It accounts for approximately one sixth of our body weight and consists of three functional layers…
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La dermis (corion)
It is divided into two layers, with the stratum papillare forming a sharp, wavy border with the epidermis and…
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La epidermis
As the outermost layer of the skin the epidermis forms the actual protective covering against the environment. Its average thickness is 0.1 mm. On the face…
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Anejos cutáneos
These include the nails, hair and glands of the skin (glandulae cutis). Especially the sweat and sebaceous glands play an important role in...
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The Horny Layer (Stratum Corneum)
The outer layer of the epidermis consists of a dense segment of about 15 to 20 cell layers. The horny skin cells are connected by a small number of protein-rich appendages...
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El subcutis
The main function of the subcutis is to store energy for the skin: This is where nutrients are stored in the form of liquid fats. At the same time...
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