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The skin can be considered as a bilayer of epidermis and dermis. The epidermal layer has a modulus of about 140–600 kPa and a thickness of 0.05–1.5 mm. Dermis has a modulus of 2–80 kPa and a thickness of 0.3–3 mm. [14] This bilayer skin exhibits an elastic linear response for strains less than 15% and a non linear response at larger ...
Sebaceous glands secrete the skin lubricant sebum. Sebum is secreted onto the hair shaft and it prevents the hair from splitting. It consists mostly of lipids. After the sebum spreads along and up the hair shaft, it is distributed over the skin surface where it lubricates and waterproofs the outer layer of the skin, the stratum corneum. [1] [2]
A Florida man opened fire on two home intruders, killing one of them, on Thursday night, authorities said. The Lakewood Ranch area homeowner saw two masked men on his motion-activated home ...
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.
President-elect Donald Trump’s Surgeon General nominee caused a gun accident when she was 13-years-old that left her dad shot dead — a tragedy which inspired her to pursue a career in medicine ...
Fourth person hospitalized in crash. A fourth person in the SUV was pulled from the burning car at the scene and taken to a hospital, Piedmont Police Capt. Chris Monahan told USA TODAY Monday.