![If I look closely at my skin, I can see that it's made up of what look like tiny shapes. I know they aren't cells, but what ARE they? What's their purpose? : If I look closely at my skin, I can see that it's made up of what look like tiny shapes. I know they aren't cells, but what ARE they? What's their purpose? :](http://culture360.asef.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2016/01/closeup-skin.jpg)
If I look closely at my skin, I can see that it's made up of what look like tiny shapes. I know they aren't cells, but what ARE they? What's their purpose? :
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