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The membranous tissue forming an external protective covering or integument of an animal and consisting of the epidermis and dermis. ... the outer covering and largest organ of the body. It serves as a protective barrier against microorganisms, helps shield delicate tissues underneath from mechanical and other...
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Skin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The skin is the outer covering of the body. In humans, it is the largest organ of the integumentary system made up of multiple layers of mesodermal tissue, and guards the underlying muscles, bones, ...
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The skeleton is built of bone tissue. Bone provides the internal support of the body and provides sites of attachment of tendons and muscles, essential for locomotion.
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Question: Tissue A is usually present in the outermost layer of the plant body. Identify A and give one function it performs. Answer: Tissue A is the protective tissue. Function - Protects the inner tissues present in the cell...
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the outer covering of the body. The skin is the largest organ of the body and performs a number of vital functions: it serves as a protective barrier against microorganisms; it helps shield the delicate, sensitive tissues beneath it from mechanical and other injuries; ... it helps eliminate body wastes in the form of sweat;
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An insect's exoskeleton (integument) serves not only as a protective covering over the body, but also as a surface for muscle attachment, a water-tight barrier against desiccation, and a sensory interface with the environment. ... The epidermis is primarily a secretory tissue formed by a single layer of epithelial cells. ...
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An insect's exoskeleton (integument) serves not only as a protective covering over the body, but also as a surface for muscle attachment, a water-tight barrier against desiccation, and a sensory interface with the environment. ... The epidermis is primarily a secretory tissue formed by a single layer of epithelial cells.
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it is then returned to the heart which sends the blood into the general circulation to all parts of the body, and the nutritious part deposited with each organ or tissue, ... SKIN serves as a protective covering to the body; an organ for tactile sensibility, and an organ for the elimination of waste matters, sweat, etc.
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Initially, I thought about how the epithelium serves its protective function covering the body and oral cavity in terms of the mechanically tough surface. ... These included investigation of the influence of connective tissue on the morphology of oral epithelia, by colleagues Ian Mackenzie and Murray Hill (Mackenzie and...
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