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15 Cards in this Set
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Hypodermis
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- Sometimes call Subcutaneous Tissue
- Loose connective tissue that attaches the skin to underlying bone or muscle. |
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Fat
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- Functions as padding and insulation
- Responsible for some of the stru8ctural differences between men and women |
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Cleavage Lines
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- Directions in which the skin is MOST RESISTANT to stretch.
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Striae
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- Lines visible though the epidermis produced by overstretchin of the dermis
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Dermal Papillae
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- Blood vessels in this structure exchange nutrients and waste products with the epidermis.
- Projections from the dermis into the epidermis; produce fingerprints. |
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Keratinization
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- Process that changes the SHAPE and CHEMICAL composition of epidermal cells.
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Stratum basale
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- Strata of the epidermis that produces new cells by mitosis
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Stratum corneum
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- The strata of the epidermis that contains dead, squamous cells
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Keratin
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Responsible for the STRUCTURAL STREGNTH of the stratum corneum
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Lipids
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- Responsible for PREVENTING flud loss through the skin
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Callus
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- A thickened area of stratum corneum produced in response to riection
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Corn
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Stratum corneum that thickens to form a cone-shaped structure over a bony prominence.
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Melanin
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- Term used to describe a group of PIGMENTS responsible for skin, hair, and eye color.
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Melanocytes
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- It is produced by ___ in the stratum basale.
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Melanosomes
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- Packaged, and distributed to other epidermal cells.
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