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46 Cards in this Set
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adip(o) |
fatty |
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cutane(o) |
skin |
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dermat(o), derm(o), -derm, -derma |
skin |
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hidr(o) |
sweat, sweat glands |
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ichthy(o) |
fish, scaly |
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kerat(o) |
horny tissue |
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lip(o) |
fatty |
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melan(o) |
black |
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myc(o) |
fungus |
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onych(o) |
nail |
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pil(o) |
hair |
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seb(o) |
sebum |
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steat(o) |
fat |
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trich(o) |
hair |
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xanth(o) |
yellow |
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xer(o) |
dry |
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integument |
skin |
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epidermis |
outer layer of skin |
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dermis |
thick middle layer of skin |
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subcutaneous layer |
hypodermis |
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hypodermis |
subcutaneous layer |
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squamous epithelium |
flat, scaly layer of cells |
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stratified squamous epithelium |
layers that make up the squamous epithelium |
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stratum corneum |
top sublayer of skin |
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keratin |
waterproof barrier that keeps microorganisms out and moisture in |
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stratum germinativum |
bottom layer of epidermis |
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melanocytes |
specialized cells that produce pigments |
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melanin |
pigments that help determine skin and hair color |
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collagen |
fibers that form a strong, elastic network |
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striae |
stretch marks |
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adipose |
fatty tissue that protects the inner organs and maintains body temperature |
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hair shaft |
forms out of the skin |
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hair root |
lies beneath the skin's surface |
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hair follicle |
tubular sacs that hold the hair fibers |
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alopecia |
baldness |
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epilation / depilation |
removal of hair by roots |
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lunula |
whitish half-moon |
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cuticle |
nails are surrounded by a narrow band of epidermis |
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sweat glands |
sudoriferous glands |
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exocrine glands |
glands that secrete outward toward the surface of the body through ducts |
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diaphoresis |
excretion of sweat |
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pores |
tiny opening in the skin surface |
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eccrine glands |
small sweat glands that found on many places of the body |
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ceruminous glands |
ear wax |
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sebaceous glands |
secrete an oily substance from the dermis |
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sebum |
oily substance of sebaceous glands |
