Submitted by PapaMamaGoldilocks t3_11dd1ph in explainlikeimfive
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its-a-throw-away_ t1_ja8473x wrote
. . . and a place for hair to grow, and has sweat pores to help cool us, and . . .
Skin is a really useful collection of tissues.
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[deleted] t1_ja8f50m wrote
Skin is so great. I love skin.
nim_opet t1_ja8p6eg wrote
Me to, and I keep it on me at all times.
DTux5249 t1_ja8q7rb wrote
An organ is any collection of cells specialised to do a specific job (or jobs). Your skin, bones, stomach, basically any seperate living part of your body is considered an organ.
The only difference about skin is that it's external, which honestly doesn't make it terribly special. Something had to be on the outside of you.
wubrgess t1_ja8wwyk wrote
I never leave home without it
thethunder92 t1_ja94idi wrote
I never forget to put the lotion in the basket!
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Loupax t1_ja9ijgy wrote
Blood also counts, right?
Ansuz07 t1_ja9invi wrote
No. Blood cells are individual cells and not part of a structural form or functional unit.
Prinzka t1_ja9l8yb wrote
nim_opet t1_ja9tl0x wrote
Exclusively, you?
Prinzka t1_ja9to24 wrote
Well, I own it, so it's mine.
TheFek t1_jaa4khy wrote
Made of multiple different kinds of tissue: check (connective and epithelial)
Has a specific function: check (protects, cools, encases, just to name a few)
That makes an organ an organ
ZerexTheCool t1_jaacmx3 wrote
Skin totally gets 4 stars.
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BenjiSig t1_jaakd1v wrote
Blood is a tissue
its-a-throw-away_ t1_jaaq1wb wrote
Out of . . . ?
nim_opet t1_jabged6 wrote
“I don’t wear women’s clothes. I bought them. They are my clothes. I wear my clothes!”
TheSeyrian t1_jabyfey wrote
Out of the Milky Way. Where else would you gather stars from?
its-a-throw-away_ t1_jaco3b8 wrote
ZerexTheCool t1_jact7q3 wrote
Enough of them
Ansuz07 t1_ja7ug3j wrote
In biology, an organ is defined as a collection of tissues that structurally form a functional unit specialized to perform a particular function.
Skin meets this definition quite nicely. It is a collection of tissues that form a very discernable structure and fulfill the purpose of providing a protective barrier for our internal organs.