skin surface
Body's outer layer
The skin surface is the outermost layer of skin—the boundary between body and environment.
The term appears in medical and cosmetic contexts describing what can be seen or touched: The cream absorbs quickly into the skin surface.
Skin-surface temperature differs from core body temperature.
- acne treatmentProduct targeting skin eruptions
- epidermisOutermost tissue layer
- UV radiationInvisible high-energy light waves
- poresMinute dermal openings
- nerve endingsPeripheral neural sensors
moisturizer · melanocytes · Pacinian corpuscles · sunscreen · fine lines · exfoliation · perspiration · body temperature · wound healing · sweat glands · goosebumps · hair follicles · heat dissipation · pale · flush · sun damage · complexion · oil
body depth/location
skin surfaceinternal organs
Bodily structures within torsos
deep tissue · viscera · organ systems · bone marrow · entrails