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47 Cards in this Set
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adipocyte
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fat cell
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albino
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person with skin deficient in pigment
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apocrine sweat gland
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one of the large dermal endocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas
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basal layer
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deepest region of the epidermis
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collagen
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structural protein found in skin & connective tissue
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cuticle
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band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate
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dermis
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middle layer of skin
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eccrine sweat gland
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most numerous sweat producing exocrine gland in the skin
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epidermis
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outermost layer of skin
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epithelium
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layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body
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hair follicle
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sac within which each hair grows
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integumentary system
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the skin and it's accessory structures such as hair and nails
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keratin
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hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails.
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lunula
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the half moon shaped, whitish are at the base of a nail.
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melanin
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skin pigment
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eumelanin
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Brown black pigment
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pheomelanin
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red yellow pigment
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paronychium
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soft tissue surrounding the nail border
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pore
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tiny opening on the surface of the skin
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sebaceous gland
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oil secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles
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sebum
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oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands
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squamous epithelium
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flat, scale like cells composing the epidermis
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stratified
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arranged in layers
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stratum
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a layer (of cells)
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stratum corneum
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outermost layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened keratinized cells
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subcutaneous layer
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innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue
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adip/o
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fat
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albin/o
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white
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caus/o
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burn, burning
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cutane/o
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skin
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derm/o, dermat/o
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skin
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diaphor/o
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profuse sweating
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erythem/o, erythemat/o
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redness
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hidr/o
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sweat
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ichthy/o
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dry, scaly
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kerat/o
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hard
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leuk/o
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white
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lip/o
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fat
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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
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fungus
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onych/o
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nail
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phyt/o
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plant
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pil/o
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hair, hair follicle
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py/o
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pus
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rhytid/o
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wrinkle
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seb/o
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sebum
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squam/o
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scale like
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