• Question: how many layers of skin do humans have?

    Asked by Googoogaming to Aimee, Gemma, Hussain, Robert, Ross on 15 Nov 2015. This question was also asked by bubbles.
    • Photo: Aimee Goodall

      Aimee Goodall answered on 15 Nov 2015:

      I was always told that humans have 3 layers of skins and there is, but what I was never told is each layer has a different role;
      The epidermins – Outermost layer of skin – waterproof layer and what we think of as skin
      The dermis – Contains tough tissue to keep the skin together, hair grows from here and are sweat glands are here
      Hypodermis – Made of fat and tissue, keeps us warm

    • Photo: Hussain Jaffery

      Hussain Jaffery answered on 15 Nov 2015:

      Humans have three main layers of skin. They are: the Epidermis – outer dry skin, Dermis – middle soft skin, and hypodermis – a fatty layer that has blood vessels and other connective tissues within it. As skin grows, the inner layers push outwards and the lower layers renew.

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