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8 Cards in this Set
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meaning? |
-protect your body -secrets wastes -controls temperature -receives external stimuli |
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skin |
largest organ of the body |
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function
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•The skinserves as a barrier that prevent pathogens from invading deeper tissues. •Nerve endingsin skin detect temperature, pressure, and touch and send signals to the spinalcord and brain. •Plays a rolein temperature regulation. |
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three layers |
-epidermis -dermis -hypodermis |
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epidermis |
•Composed ofsquamous stratified epithelium. |
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dermis |
-Mainlycomposed of dense connective tissue. - Deep layerthat consists of: •Nerves •Blood vessels •Capillaries •Sweat glands |
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hypodermis |
Mainly composed of adipose tissue and loose connectivetissue |
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accesory organs |
hair, nails, sudoriferous glands, sebaceous glands, ceruminus glands |
