INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM
INTEGUMENTERY SYSTEM MISCELLENOUS
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Ears
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Eyelids
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Elbow
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Nose
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Detailed explanation-1: -The thickest part of the upper eyelid is just below the eyebrow (D) (1.127 +/-238 microm), and the thinnest skin is near the ciliary margin (A) (320 +/-49 microm). The upper tarsal area (C) and mid tarsal area (B) are 832 +/-213 and 703 +/-103 microm, respectively.
Detailed explanation-2: -Epidermis varies in thickness throughout the body depending mainly on frictional forces and is thickest on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, and thinnest in the face (eyelids) and genitalia.
Detailed explanation-3: -The epidermis is the thinnest layer of skin, but it’s responsible for protecting you from the outside world, and it’s composed of five layers of its own.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Epidermis. The epidermis is the outermost skin layer. Its thickness depends on where it is on the body. It’s thinnest on the eyelids (roughly half a millimeter) and thickest on your palms and soles (1.5 millimeters).