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46 Cards in this Set
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two main layers of skin
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epidermis and dermis
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coloring matter in the skin
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pigment
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located in the skin for touch, heat, cold, pressure and pain
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nerve endings
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normal body temperature
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98.6 F
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produces oil
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sebaceous glands
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in sunlight the skin is able to produce
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vitamen D
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unique and no two are alike
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fingerprints
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an outgrowth of the epidermis
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hair
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minute opening in tissue
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pore
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impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body
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nerve
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your hairs muscle that keeps it on your head
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hair muscle
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tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat
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sweat gland
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a cell in loose connective tissue that is specialized for the synthesis and storage of fat
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fat cell
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A gland, such as a sebaceous gland, that secretes an oily substance
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oil gland
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any of the vessels, as arteries, veins, or capillaries, through which the blood circulates
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blood vessel
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the layer of fat in your skin
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fat layer
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the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis
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dermis
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the outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin
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epidermis
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half of your body weight is made up of
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muscle
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smooth muscle lines hollow body organs
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involuntary muscle
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allows bodies to move and is under voluntary control
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skeletal muscle
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cardiac muscle is the
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heart
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attaches to bone muscle
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tendon
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muscles can
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expand and contract
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extensor muscles
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triceps
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flexor muscles
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biceps
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an important daily nutrirnt for muscle growth is
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protien
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contains many fibers which are covered by a sheath or fine thin layer of tissue
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striated muscle
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hand
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metacarpals
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fingers
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phalanges
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wrist
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carples
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head
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cranium
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shoulder blade
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scapula
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jaw bone
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mandible
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bones that protect your inner organs
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ribs
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collarbone
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clavicle
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the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates
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pelvis
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bone of the forearm
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ulna
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the shorter and thicker of the two forearm bones
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radius
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tailbone
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coccyx
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kneecap
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patella
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thighbone
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femur
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shinbone
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tibia
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ankle
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tarsals
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foot
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metarasals
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toes
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phalanges
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