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Protects bodies integrity

Protects the body's physical and biochemical integrity

Provide sensation

Nerve endings provide sensory information. example: touch receptors

Eliminate waste through sweat

Small amounts of waste product in salt leave the body through sweat example: Na+, Cl-, lactate, urea

Needed for vitamin D synthesis

UV light on skin triggers formation of pre-D3, then processed by the livery kidneys to active Vitimen D for building bone tissue

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