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117 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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superior
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higher
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anterior
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lower
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anterior/ventral
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front
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dorsal/ventral
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back
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lateral
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farther from axis
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medial
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closer to axis
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superficial
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closer to surface
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deep
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farther from surface
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proximal
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closer to joint
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distal
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farther from joint
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sagittal
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splitting into right/left
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coronal
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(frontal) into front/back
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transverse
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top/bottom
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super-, epi-, hyper-
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above, on top
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inter-
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between
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infra-, sub-, hypo-
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under, below
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extra-, exo-
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outside
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intra-, endo-
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inside
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cranio-, cranial-
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skull case, skull head
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vascular
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blood vessels
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pectoral
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shoulders
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pelvic
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hip region
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osseous ossified
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bone tissue
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chondra, chondral
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cartilage
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cervical
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neck (can be neck of uterus)
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inguinal
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groin
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orbit, orbital
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eye, side of skull
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buccal oral
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cheek, mouth cavity
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integumentary
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skin
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muscular
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skeletal muscles
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skeletal
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bones and joints
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nervous
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brain and spine, nerves
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endocrine
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endocrine glands
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digestive
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stomach, intestines
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circulatory
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heart and blood vessels
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respiratory
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lungs and air passages
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urinary
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kidneys and bladder
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reproductive
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male and female reproductive organs, genital
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tissue
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group of similar cells and the non cellular matrix
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epithelium
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lining and covering tissue, lines hollow organs, very little matrix
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muscular
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specialized to produce force, surround hollow organs
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nervous
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sends signals
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connective
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everything else
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squamous
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flat
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cuboid
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block shaped
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columnar
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tall and narrow
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simple
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single layer
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stratified
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several layers
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simple cuboidal
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ducts of glands, tubules of kidneys
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simple columnar
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small intestine
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stratified squamous
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oral cavity, rectum
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simple squamous
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alveoli of lungs
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connective tissue proper
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connect structures and fill in space, lots of matrix
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loose (areolar) connective tissue
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scattered fibers, weak, body's packing material
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dense irregular connective tissue
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every which way, dermis of skin
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dense regular connective tissue
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parallel fibers (collagen), tendons and ligaments
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adipose
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fat cells
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supporting connective tissue
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stiff rigid, framework and shape for body
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cartilage
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stiff but flexible, arrangement of protein fibers (no blood)
hyaline:glassy elastic: flexible fibrous: shock absorbing |
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bone
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hardest and stiffest tissue, matrix filled with calcium, rich blood supply, dense or spongy
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blood
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fluid connective tissue
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muscular tissue
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force and movement, always pulling
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skeletal muscle
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attached to bone, moves skeleton, only consciously controlled,
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cardiac muscle
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striated cells, often branch, intercalated disks (only in cardiac), no conscious control
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smooth muscle
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not striated, pointy cigar shape, short, surround many hollow organs
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nervous tissue
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makes up nervous system
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neurons
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signal and coordinating cells
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neurological cells
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support cells, anchor neurons, provide nutrients, maintenance
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dense bone
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hardest, solid mass
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spongy bone
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hollow spaces, springy, lighter
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long
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longer than wide, hollow central cavity
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short
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same length/width approx,
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flat
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spongy bone sandwich
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irregular
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complex shapes, vertebrae
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pneumatized
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considered irregulars
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sesamoid
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form in tendons as reinforcers, stress points
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process
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any projection on a bone
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crest
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prominent ridge
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line
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low ridge
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foramen
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hole
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tubercle
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any small rounded process
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tuberosity
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large rough bulging process
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fossa
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dent
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head
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large smooth round knob
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synovial/ diarthrosis
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freely movable (synovial fluid)
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ball and socket
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most free movement, bending and rotation
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condyloid/ ellipsoid
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oval knob in elongated socket, bending in two directions, no roation
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hinge
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one direction movement
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gliding
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2 flat surfaces sliding in two dimensions
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fibrous
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joints with limited movement,
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flexion
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bending reduced angle
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extension
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straightened, increase angle
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adduction
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toward midline
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abduction
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away from midline
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rotation
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turns around long axis
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epidermis
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outer layer of skin
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dermis
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inner layer of skin
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epidermis
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waterproof, stratified squamous epithelium
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keratin
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waxy, waterproofing
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melanin
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dark pigment, absorbs UV rays,
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dermis
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dense irregular connective tissue, mechanical strength, rich blood supply, nerve endings
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subcutaneous tissue
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loose connective tissue, connects skin to underlying
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hair
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follicle, and hair
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shaft
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dead cells
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root
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live cells
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root sheath
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walls of follicle
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hair papilla
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bump of dermis that pushes onto bulb
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arrector pili
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goosebumps
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bulb
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swelling at base, alive
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eccrine/ merocrine
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sweat glands
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matrix (root)
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live nail
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eponychium
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cuticle
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lunula
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moon of nail, last alive part
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body
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externally visible part of nail
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nail bed
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resting place of nail
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synergistic
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same action
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antagonistic
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opposite action
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