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What is a skin surface?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The tissue forming the outer covering of the vertebrates body: it consists of two layers see dermis, epidermis, the outermost of which may be covered with hair, scales, feathers, ect. It is mainly protective and sersory in function.

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