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10 Cards in this Set
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EPITHELIUM
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cells covering external and internal surfaces of th body
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EPIDERMIS
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thin, cellular outer layer of the skin
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SQUAMOUS CELL LAYER
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flat, scale like epithelial cells comprising the outermost layers of the epidermis
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BASAL LAYER
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deepest region of the epidermis
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MELANOCYTE
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a cell found in the basal layer that gives color to the skin
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MELANIN
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dark brown to black pigment contained in melanocytes
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DERMIS
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dense, fibrous connective tissue layer of the skin ALSO KNOWN AS THE CORIUM
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SUBACEOUS GLANDS
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oil glands in the skin
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SEBUM
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oily substance sectreted by the subaceous glands
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SUDORIFEROUS GLANDS
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sweat glands
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