Page 9 -- WHAT SKIN LOOKS LIKE
World of Skin Care Information - Table of Contents Introduction to World of Skin Care Information Human hand skin texture The 3 Skin layers: epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous fat Skin Functions World of Skin Care Information Index
  

Seen with an electron microscope, skin looks almost like a lunar landscape; a growing hair can be seen among the 'rocks', which are dry, dead skin cells called 'squames'.

'cutaway' skin diagram view showing sweat ducts, epidermis, dermis, hair shafts, rete pegs, sebaceous glands, dermal nerve fiber, muscle, subcutaneous fat, and hair follicles

The three-dimensional structure of the skin, shown in this skin diagram: (left) the thick hairless skin of the palm of the hand, (right) the thin hairy skin of the forearm.
World of Skin Care Information - Table of Contents Introduction to World of Skin Care Information Human hand skin texture The 3 Skin layers: epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous fat Skin Functions World of Skin Care Information Index