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The surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis.

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It protects the body from the environment.

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It's the layer of skin that lies beneath the epidermis and above the subcutaneous layer.

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It is the part which responds to a stimulus in the internal or external environment of an organism.

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An organ in the human or animal body which secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or for discharge into the surroundings.

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An outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell.

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It provides strength and flexibility to the skin.

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It helps us learn about the environment around us, or about the state of our internal environment.

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There are two types of gland: Endocrine glands are ductless glands and release the substances that they make (hormones) directly into the bloodstream.

Exocrine gland (e.g. sweat glands, lymph nodes) are not considered part of the endocrine system as they do not produce hormones and they release their product through a duct.

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It acts as a barrier to protect the body from the outside world.

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The thickness of the epidermis varies in different types of skin.

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Five layers: stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, and stratum corneum.

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It is the thickest layer of the skin, and is made up of fibrous and elastic tissue.

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The dermis is comprised of two layers: the papillary dermis and the reticular dermis.

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This accounts for our ability to see, hear, taste, and smell, and to sense touch, pain, temperature, and body position.

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It provides the unconscious ability of the body to detect changes in blood volume, blood pressure, and the levels of salts, gases, and nutrients in the blood.

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There are eight major glands, and their job is to regulate the body's metabolism, reproduction, growth and sleep.

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Alcohol can impair the regulation of blood-sugar levels by interfering with certain hormones, reduce testosterone levels in men by damaging the testes and increase the risk of osteoporosis by messing with a calcium-regulating hormone called parathyroid hormone.

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Consists of the skin, hair, nails, glands, and nerves.

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Retains body fluids, protect against disease, eliminate waste products, and regulate body temperature.

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Any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and some other animals.

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The purpose is to protection, regulation of body temperature, and facilitation of evaporation of perspiration; hairs also act as sense organs.

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The average person has 100,000 – 150,000 strands of hair and on average, you shed around 50-150 strands of hair a day.

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Hair is the second fastest growing tissue in the body after bone marrow and a healthy strand of hair can stretch an additional 30% when it's wet.

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A covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates.

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Helps to protect the tips of your fingers and toes.

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They are made of keratin, like hair.

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The fingernails on your dominant hand grow faster.