Understanding the skin requires knowledge of its accessory structures. These originate embryologically from the epidermis and include hair, nails, sweat glands and sebaceous glands. All are important ...

In addition to the sebaceous glands of the skin, there are specialised sebaceous glands that perform very specific functions in the body. Meibomian glands along the rim of the eyelids, for example, ...

Snakes shed their skin through a process called ecdysis to accommodate growth, as their skin does not stretch. This periodic shedding helps them maintain healthy skin, remove parasites, and heal minor ...