Page 79 - For Men of Understanding

SKIN
Think of a tissue metres in length yet integral; let it be a tissue bearing fea-
tures that provide simultaneously both heating and cooling; firm yet very aes-
thetic, that can offer a very effective protection against all external effects.
The skin tissue that covers the human body and the bodies of all living
beings, with some differences according to species, bears all of these charac-
teristics.
Skin tissue, like many other structures, is an organ important enough that
its absence puts human life at risk. The injury of even a section of the skin,
leading to a considerable water loss in the body, would cause death. Given this
feature, the skin is an organ that refutes the theory of evolution on its own. It
is impossible for a living being to survive, which has all of its organs fully
formed but its skin not yet evolved or partly formed. This shows us that all the
bodily parts of human beings as well as animals have been formed intact and
flawless at the same time, that is, they were created.
Beneath the skin, which is made up of totally different structures, lies a
layer made up of lipids. This lipid layer has the function of insulation against
heat. Above this layer is a section most of which is made up of proteins and
which gives the skin its quality of elasticity.
The view we would come across when we look at a centimetre below the
skin is a picture formed by these lipids and proteins, with various vessels there-
in. It is not aesthetic at all, and even terrifying. Covering all these structures,
the skin both makes a very aesthetic contribution to our body and it protects

hair
shaft

epidermis
nerve Although the skin is
endings
assumed to have a
simple structure, it
sebaceous
gland truly is a highly
complex organ
erector
muscle dermis composed of various
layers, in which are
receptor nerves,
hair circulatory channels,
follicle
ventilation systems,
temperature and
sweat humidity regulators,
gland
and it can even
produce a shield
subcutaneous
blood fat against sun-light
vessel when necessary.

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