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Research draft

skin

vr.tr.skin · PHY.LIV

Let an agent handle skin by anatomy, function, care and conditions, routing medical concerns to professionals, and separate the food and leather senses.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle skin by anatomy, function, care and conditions, routing medical concerns to professionals, and separate the food and leather senses.

The largest organ of the body in vertebrates, a layered covering of epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous tissue that protects, senses and regulates temperature; animal skins are also used as food and leather.

What it is for: Protection, sensation, temperature regulation and vitamin D synthesis.

It can be protect from sun and injury; care for and moisturise; check moles with a professional; treat wounds with first aid.

Distinguishing features

Largest organ

Barrier and sensory functions

Varies by body site and person

Many conditions need medical assessment

What it looks like

The outer covering of the body, varying in colour, texture and thickness.

Physical character

area (adult human): about 1.5-2 m2

thickness: 0.5-4 mm - eyelid to heel

How it is recognised

Layers: epidermis, dermis, subcutis

Skin colour, texture and markings

Animal skins in food and leather are other senses

Related models

is a kind of - category

organ

is part of - body

human body

is protected by - protection

sunscreen

is processed into - material

leather

In practice

Families and kinds

human skin

animal skin and hide

reptile skin

skin as food such as pork skin

Identifiers

Uberon id UBERON:0002097 skin of body

Standards and regulation

Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009

Sunscreen labelling rules

Occupational dermatitis guidance

Failure modes and hazards

Sunburn and skin cancer risk

Burns and wounds

Occupational dermatitis

Changing moles not checked

Also called

chicken skinpork skinBarrareptile skinpig skinelephant skinfetal skinadult skindeveloping skinHärnacalf skinnorthern pike skinpig's skinroe-deer skinstockfish skinstrip of skinsuckling pig skintench skinfish skincapon skinboar's skinsquirrel skinbird skintomato skinmonitor lizard skinlabiaCrouponautopod skingular skinDewlaphuman skinglabrous skinTûsGupsarlamprey skinsalted herring skinplaice skinlabia majoralabia minoraduck bill skin

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.skin-2

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Anatomy Structure.

Layers explain function.

Layers

Epidermis to subcutis.

Layers

Layers.

  1. What are the layers of the skin and their roles? definition
  2. How does thickness vary? measurement

Function

Barrier and sense.

Function

Functions.

  1. How does skin protect and sense? definition
  2. How does it regulate temperature? definition
Care Protection.

Care prevents harm.

Sun

UV protection.

Sun

Sun protection.

  1. What does official guidance say about sun protection? provenance
  2. What SPF and UV index matter? measurement

Routine

Everyday care.

Routine

Everyday care.

  1. How can dry or irritated skin be cared for? action
  2. When should a pharmacist or doctor be asked? boundary
Health Conditions.

Symptoms need professionals.

Moles

Checks.

Moles

Mole checks.

  1. Which changes in a mole should be checked by a doctor? boundary
  2. How urgently? boundary

Wounds

First aid.

Wounds

Wounds and burns.

  1. What first aid applies to this cut or burn? action
  2. When is urgent care needed? boundary
Senses Food and leather.

Animal skin has uses.

Food

Edible skins.

Food

Food sense.

  1. Is skin as a food ingredient meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? action

Leather

Hides.

Leather

Leather sense.

  1. Is hide or leather meant? boundary
  2. Are trade rules for reptile skins relevant? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should skin layers be separate entries?
  • How should food and leather senses be split off?
  • How should conditions be linked?
Draft as JSON