Human Epidermus Density

[Tarantism]

im curious as to what the density of the human epidermus (sp?) is. anyone know? :Exclamati

[Racoon]

im curious as to what the density of the human epidermus (sp?) is. anyone know? :doh:

 

By Density, do you mean thickness? or weight? or both?

 

The average sized adult has skin that weighs about 9 pounds! :hihi:

 

and with exception of the palms and soles of feet, it is roughly as dense/thick as a sheet of construction paper!

 

integuement is a nice fancy way of saying "to cover"

the epidermous consisits of stratified squamous epilithelium cells. ( oh..,,harken back to my electron microscope Biology days..:xx: :lol: :cup:)

 

The Epidermis has a "living" layer, and then the keratinized layer above.

 

If I repeated something you already know, then I may have been confused by what you want to know :Exclamati

 

Hope that helps (((tartanism))) Dude. :)

[Tarantism]

thanks racoon, that is exactly what i needed to know!