Functions of Skin Cells

The skin is the most essential part of the body and acts as a soft covering for it. This helps in protecting the body from water loss and pathogen. This also acts a guard for the external and internal environment in the defense of the body. Skin cells are comprised of various nerve endings that react to cold, heat, pain, touch, vibrations, pressure and injuries. Skin also regulates the heat of the body and forma barrier for excessive loss of fluid. The skin cells acts a center of storage for the lipids & water. This also conducts the process of absorption allowing nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide to diffuse into the skin. This also acts as barrier by being water resistance so that the nutrients of the body are not washed out.