Question

skin (part 2)
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• middle layer of skin
• responsible for:
• regulating
• supplying nutrient saturated blood
• housing the hair follicles, nerve endings and pressure receptors

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• is the
• responsible for attaching skin to muscle and bone
• referred to as the layer
• soft outer covering of the animal
• largest organ on the body
• consists of layers
• epidermis
• fermis
• hypodermis

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• a thin, of the skin
• physical barrier to water loss
• forms by a division of cells
• produces different types of
• hair
• wool
• hooves
• horns
• three
• epidermis
• keratin
• outer layer
• skin
• hypodermis
• temperature
• subcutaneous
• innermost region
• dermis

Explanation:

Skin is the soft outer - covering and largest organ of the body with three layers. The epidermis is the outer layer, a physical barrier, and produces keratin - related structures. The dermis is the middle layer, regulating temperature among other functions. The hypodermis is the innermost region, attaching skin to muscle and bone and is also called the subcutaneous layer.

Answer:

1. skin; three
2. epidermis; outer layer; keratin
3. dermis; temperature
4. hypodermis; innermost region; subcutaneous