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The epidermis, "epi" coming from the Greek language meaning "over" or "upon", is the outermost layer of the skin. It forms the waterproof, protective wrap over the body's surface, which also serves as a barrier to infection and is made up of stratified squamous epithelium with an underlying basal lamina.
Skin appendages (or adnexa of skin) are anatomical skin-associated structures that serve a particular function including sensation, contractility, lubrication and heat loss in animals.
The word skin originally only referred to dressed and tanned animal hide and the usual word for human skin was hide. Skin is a borrowing from Old Norse skinn "animal hide, fur", ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *sek-, meaning "to cut" (probably a reference to the fact that in those times animal hide was commonly cut off to be used as garment).
This type of connective tissue is found mostly in the reticular layer (or deep layer) of the dermis. [3] It is also in the sclera and in the deeper skin layers. Due to high portions of collagenous fibers, dense irregular connective tissue provides strength, making the skin resistant to tearing by stretching forces from different directions.
A sebaceous gland or oil gland [1] is a microscopic exocrine gland in the skin that opens into a hair follicle to secrete an oily or waxy matter, called sebum, which lubricates the hair and skin of mammals. [2]
Krupuk kulit (Javanese: rambak; Sundanese: dorokdok; Minangkabau: karupuak jangek, lit. 'skin crackers') is a traditional Indonesian cattle skin krupuk (cracker). [2] It is traditionally made from the soft inner skin of cattle ( cow or water buffalo ) which is diced and sun-dried until it hardens and loses most of its water content.
Panakawan (right) accompanied their masters in a traditional wayang wong theater performance in Yogyakarta.September 1923. Panakawan in wayang kulit, from left to right: Bagong, Petruk, Gareng, and Semar.