Definition: The skin and its appendages.
Function: The skin, epidermis, hypodermis
Key Vocabulary: Skin- The external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible. Epidermis- The outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium. Hypodermis- An underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
Did You Know?:
Every month you have a whole new layer of skin.
Every month you have a whole new layer of skin.