SKIN

Melanoma- A pigment that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color

• A pigment that gives skin, hair and eyes their color

Sebaceous glands- structures within the skin that produce sebum.

• Structures within the skin that produce sebum

Sweat glands- structures within the skin that produce perspiration through ducts to pores on the skin's surface.

Healthy skin- keeping your skin healthy is an important part of your daily routine. Be careful choosing personal skin care products to keep your skin from being irritated or having an allergic reaction.

Piercings- body piercings and tattoos are practices that have been around for thousands of years. Unlike decorating the body with makeup or changing hair color. However, these changes to the body are permanent , and both carry potential health risk.

Skin problems- acne is a skin problem among teens, and is caused when pores in the skin get clogged and the sebum produced by sebaceous glands cannot reach the skins surface. You wash your face gently twice a day applying treatment creams.

LAYERS

• the skin consists of two main layers, the epidermis and the dermis

EPIDERMIS

• the epidermis is the outer, thinner layer of the skin that is composed of living and dead cells.

DERMIS

• The dermis is the thicker layer of the skin beneath the epidermis that is made up of connective tissue and contains blood vessels and nerves