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31 Cards in this Set
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adipocyte
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fat cell
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albino
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a person with skin deficient in pigment (melanin)
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apocrine sweat gland
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One of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas. It secretes sweat wich mixes with bacteria and causes body odor
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Basal layer
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Deepest region of the epidermis; it gives rise to all the epidermal cells
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collagen
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structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue
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dermis
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middle layer of the 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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cuticle
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band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate
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epidermis
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outermost layer of the 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 its 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. keratin means horns and is often found in the horns of animals.
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lunula
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the half moon shaped, whitish area around the base of the nail.
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Melanin
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skin pigment formed by melanosnocytes in the epidermis. Eumelanin is brown-black pigment while pheomelanin is red-yellow
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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 the sebacious 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 (plural: strata)
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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, karatinized cells
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subcutaneous layer
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innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue
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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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cauter/o
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heat, burn
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cutane/o
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skin
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diaphor/o
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profuse sweating
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hidr/o
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sweat
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ichthy/o
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dry, scaley
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