Skin. Artwork of a section of human skin. A fully developed hair pierces the epidermis (light brown and pink) at left, at right a hair is growing from

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Skin. Artwork of a section of human skin. A fully developed hair pierces the epidermis (light brown and pink) at left, at right a hair is growing from its follicle. Halfway down the follicle on the left is a sebaceous gland (yellow), which produces oily sebum, and to the right of the hair is a hair erector muscle. Also seen within the dermis are coiled sweat glands (green), sensory nerves (also green) and blood vessels (red and blue). Fat deposits (yellow) are found in a subcutaneous layer below the dermis. Skin is the first line of defence against infection, and also plays an important role in maintaining a constant body temperature.

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Size: 4907px × 3588px
Photo credit: © JOHN BAVOSI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: anatomical, anatomy, artwork, biological, biology, blood, body, dermis, epidermal, epidermis, erector, fat, fatty, follicle, follicles, gland, glands, hair, hairs, healthy, human, illustration, muscle, nerve, nerves, normal, organ, sebaceous, sebum, secretory, sensory, skin, subcutaneous, sweat, tissue, vessel, vessels