RT Book, Section A1 Meier, Melissa M. A1 McCalmont, Timothy H. A2 Hammer, Gary D. A2 McPhee, Stephen J. SR Print(0) ID 1100859083 T1 Diseases of the Skin T2 Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine, 7e YR 2013 FD 2013 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-180600-8 LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100859083 RD 2024/04/18 AB The skin is the most accessible organ of the human body. Its most basic function is simply a protective one. As a barrier, the skin holds off desiccation and disease by keeping moisture in and pathogens out. Nevertheless, characterization of the skin as mere “plastic wrap” is a gross underestimation of the anatomic and physiologic complexity of this vital structure.