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Q B1 : Describe the protective function of skin

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Skin provides protection to the outermost part of the body .It provides protection ,regulation and sensation for the skin. . It provides protection from the bacteria, virus and some allergic substances present in the environment. It also helps to excrete waste substances from the body in the form of sweat due the presence of the sebaceous glands and the sweat glands. The middle layer of the skin dermis consists of receptors which helps us to feel , pain, pressure, touch . The blood vessels present in the dermis helps us to regulate the normal blood pressure by the process of vasoconstriction and vasodilation depending on the outside environment. Skin protects the body’s internal tissues and the underlying vessels. Skin limits the amount of dehydration that happens in the body during perspiring and maintains the moisture amount in the body. It protects the body from harmful UV rays of the sun and acts as a mechanical barrier for the skin. It also helps in the synthesis or