{"id":1979,"date":"2022-09-13T02:41:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T02:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/lowres\/critex-monika\/?p=1979"},"modified":"2022-09-13T02:42:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T02:42:08","slug":"skin-bark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/lowres\/critex-monika\/2022\/09\/13\/skin-bark\/","title":{"rendered":"Skin: Bark"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I first think of the word \u201cskin\u201d, I think of human skin, and how vital skin is to our survival. According to the Stanford Children\u2019s Health website<\/a>, skin serves as a protective shield against heat, light, injury, and infection for the human body. It regulates body temperature, stores fat and water, prevents water loss, and acts as barrier between us and the environment. When I think of the word \u201cbark\u201d, and how it relates to \u201cskin\u201d, I think how bark is the skin of trees, and how it is as equally vital to their survival. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s website<\/a>, the tree\u2019s outer bark is its protection from the outside world. Similar to how human skin heals and regenerates, bark continually renewed from within and prevents moisture from escaping in dry air.<\/p>\n

Comparing human skin and tree bark makes one reflect on how humans and tree are both organisms on this earth how nature has evolved us to use similar methods for survival. Both of our species has a place on this planet, so it is important for us to recognize the importance of deforestation and how it effects our ecosystem.<\/p>\n

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Layers of human skin<\/a><\/h3>\n

The epidermis<\/strong> is the thin outer layer of the skin. It consists of 3 types of cells:<\/p>\n