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Dermatophagia. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit. biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is considered to be a type of pica.
Human skin color. Extended Coloured ( Afrikaans: Kleurlinge or Bruinmense) family from South Africa showing some spectrum of human skin coloration. Human skin color ranges from the darkest brown to the lightest hues. Differences in skin color among individuals is caused by variation in pigmentation, which is the result of genetics (inherited ...
t. e. This article contains a list of organs of the human body. It is widely believed that there are 79 organs (this number goes up if you count each bone and muscle as an organ on their own, which is becoming more common practice to do [1] [2] ); however, there is no universal standard definition of what constitutes an organ, and some tissue ...
skin: sebum acinar - branched 35 Sublingual gland, Rivini's gland mouth: mucus (primarily) tubulo-alveolar 36 Submandibular gland: mouth: mixed (M+S) tubulo-alveolar 37 Sudoriparous glands, Boerhaave's glands skin: 38 Sigmund's glands: epitrochlear lymph nodes of axilla: 39 Suzanne's gland: mouth, beneath the alveolo-lingual groove: mucous 40
The main elements that comprise the human body (including water) can be summarized as CHNOPS . About 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. Only about 0.85% is composed of another five elements: potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium.
The human skin is the outer covering of the body and is the largest organ of the integumentary system. The skin has up to seven layers of ectodermal tissue guarding muscles, bones, ligaments and internal organs. Human skin is similar to most of the other mammals ' skin, and it is very similar to pig skin. Though nearly all human skin is covered ...
cardiovascular system. endocrine system. (missing exocrine system) muscular system. Clockwise from top left: lymphatic system. respiratory system. urinary system. female reproductive system. male reproductive system.
Dermatillomania (picking of the skin) of the knuckles (via mouth), illustrating disfiguration of the distal and proximal joints of the middle and little fingers Body-focused repetitive behavior ( BFRB ) is an umbrella name for impulse control [1] behaviors involving compulsively damaging one's physical appearance or causing physical injury.