FUN FACTS!!!
-Surface of approx 2 sq meters
-One sixth body's mass.
-Heaviest single organ.
-Major sensory organ
-Eyelids have the thinnest skin
-Back has the thickest skin (dermis)
-Sole of heel has the thickest skin (all layers)
-Hair grows approx. 1 cm a month
-Average head hair is around 120,000
-Nails grow approx. .5 mm per week
-Two to five million sweat glands are a bacteria haven
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-If the skin of an average 150- pound adult male were stretched out flat, it would cover about 2 square yards, and weigh around 9 pounds
-Your skin loses about 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells from the surface every minute.
-Your skin swells when it absorb water.
- Goose bumps are actually little pimples that help retain a layer of warm air over your body.
- Rhinoceros's are protected by very thick skin, which can be between 1.5 to 5cm thick.
-One sixth body's mass.
-Heaviest single organ.
-Major sensory organ
-Eyelids have the thinnest skin
-Back has the thickest skin (dermis)
-Sole of heel has the thickest skin (all layers)
-Hair grows approx. 1 cm a month
-Average head hair is around 120,000
-Nails grow approx. .5 mm per week
-Two to five million sweat glands are a bacteria haven
NOM NOM NOM
-If the skin of an average 150- pound adult male were stretched out flat, it would cover about 2 square yards, and weigh around 9 pounds
-Your skin loses about 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells from the surface every minute.
-Your skin swells when it absorb water.
- Goose bumps are actually little pimples that help retain a layer of warm air over your body.
- Rhinoceros's are protected by very thick skin, which can be between 1.5 to 5cm thick.