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32 Cards in this Set
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adipose
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fatty, relating to fat
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apocrine
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flags that secrete sweat, (armpits)
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ceruminous
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glands that secrete a waxy substance on the surface of the ear
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collagen
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substance that forms connective tissue in the body
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corium
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(dermis)
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cuticle
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thin band of epidermis that surrounds the edge of nails, except at the top
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dermis
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layer of skin beneath epidermis, holds al nutrition of skin, plus blood vessels
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diaphoresis
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excretion of fluid by sweat glands, sweating
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eccrine
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sweat glands that occur all over the body, except where the apocrine glands occur
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epidermis
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outer portion of skin containing several strata, has no blood supply
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exocrine
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glands that secrete towards the outside of body, secretes directly to blood stream
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hair follicle
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tube like sac out of which hair shaft develops
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hair root
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portion of the hair beneath the skin surface
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hair shaft
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portion of hair visible above the skin surface
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hypodermis
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subcutaneous skin layer, below epidermis
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integument
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skin and all elements that are contained with and arise from our
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keratin
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hard. horny protein that forms nails and hair
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lunula, (lunulae)
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half moon shaped area at the base of the nail plate
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melanin
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pigment produced by melanocytes that determines skin hair and eye color
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melanocyte
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cell in epidermis that produces melanin
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Nail
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Thin layer of keratin but covers the distal portion of fingers and toes
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Papillary layer
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Top sublayer of the dermis
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Pore
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Opening our whole particularly in the skin
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Reticular layer
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Bottom sublayer of the dermis
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Sebaceous glands
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Glance at the dermis that open to hair follicles and secretes sebum
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sebum
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Oily substance usually secreted into the hair follicle
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Squamous epithelium
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Flat scaly layer of cells that makes up the epidermis
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Stratum, strata
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Layer of tissue especially a layer of the skin
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Stratum corneum
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Top sub layer of the epidermis
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stratum germinativum
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Bottom sublayer of the epidermis
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Subcutaneous layer
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Bottom layer of the skin containing fatty tissue
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Sweat glands
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Coiled lines of the skin that secrete aspiration to regulate body temperature and excrete waste products
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