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The soft skin covering the lateral axilla contains many hair and sweat glands. In humans, the formation of body odor happens mostly in the axilla. [1] These odorant substances have been suggested by some to serve as pheromones, which play a role related to mate selection, although this is a controversial topic within the scientific community. [2]
of or pertaining to the shoulder (or [rarely] the upper arm) Latin umerus, shoulder humerus: hydr(o)-water Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr), water hydrophobe, hydrogen hyper-extreme or beyond normal Greek ὑπέρ (hupér), over, above; beyond, to the extreme hypertension, hypertrichosis: hyp(o)-below normal Greek ὑπό, ὑπο-(hupó), below, under
The epidermis is the outermost of the three layers that comprise the skin, the inner layers being the dermis and hypodermis. [1] The epidermis layer provides a barrier to infection from environmental pathogens [2] and regulates the amount of water released from the body into the atmosphere through transepidermal water loss.
For example, the skin is superficial to the bones, and the brain is deep to the skull. [1] Sometimes profound is used synonymously with deep. Medial and lateral, which describe a position that is closer to (medial) or farther from (lateral) the midline of the body. For example, the shoulders are lateral to the heart, and the umbilicus is medial ...
Image showing an anteverted uterus lying above the bladder (above), compared with a retroverted uterus undergoing bimanual examination facing towards the rectum (below) Anteversion and retroversion are complementary terms describing an anatomical structure that is rotated forwards (towards the front of the body) or backwards (towards the back ...
Essential oils can be diffused and inhaled or diluted with a carrier oil and applied to the skin. Eucalyptus oil is commonly used for steam inhalation as it relieves inflammation and helps clear ...
Atypical dimples can also be deep, positioned above the gluteal crease, located outside the midline, or occur as multiple dimples. [8] Sacral dimples are often spotted in post-natal checks by pediatricians, [3] [5] who can check: whether the floor of the dimple is covered with skin; whether there is a tuft of hair in the dimple;
The skin weighs an average of four kilograms, covers an area of two square metres, and is made of three distinct layers: the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue. [1] The two main types of human skin are: glabrous skin, the hairless skin on the palms and soles (also referred to as the "palmoplantar" surfaces), and hair-bearing skin. [3]