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34 Cards in this Set
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Adipose |
Fatty; relating to fat |
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Alopecia |
Lack of hair in spots;baldness |
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Apocrine |
Glands that appear during and after puberty and secrete sweat, as from the armpits |
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Ceruminous |
Glands that secrete a waxy substance on the surface of the ear. |
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Collagen |
Major protein substance that is tough and flexible and that forms connective tissues in the body |
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Corium |
See dermis |
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Cuticle |
Thin band of epidermis that surrounds the edge of nails, except at the top |
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Dermis |
Layer of skin beneath the epidermis containing blood vessles,nerves and some glands |
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Diaphoresis |
Excretion of fluid by the sweat glands; sweating |
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Eccrine |
Sweat glands that occur all over the body, except where the apocrine glands occur. |
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Epidermis |
First layer of skin,outer |
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Exocrine |
Glands that start to secrete through ducts |
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Hair follicle |
Table like sacred in the dermis, where the hair develops |
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Hair root |
Portion of hair beneath the skin |
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Hair shaft |
Portion of hair visible |
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Hypodermis |
Under layer of skin below the dermis |
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Integument |
Skin and all elements that are contained within and arise |
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Keratin |
Hard horns protien, nails and hair |
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Lunula |
Half moon shaped are of the nail |
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Melanin |
Pigment produced by melanocytes and determines skin,hair,color |
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Nail |
Thin layer of keratin covers fingers and toes |
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Papillary layer |
Thin sublayer of dermis contains small papillae |
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Pore |
Opening or hole |
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Reticular layer |
Bottom sublayer of the dermis contains recticula |
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Sebaceous glands |
Glands in the dermis that opens to hair follicle and secret sebum |
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Sebum |
Oily substance usually secreted into hair follicles |
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Squamos epiththelium |
Flat,scaly layer of the cell that makes up epidermis |
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Stratified squamous epithelium |
Layer of epithelial cells that make up the strata of epithelium of the epidermis |
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Stratum |
Layer of tissue, especially layer of skin |
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Stratum corneum |
Top sublayer of the epidermis |
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Stratum germinativum |
Bottom sublayer of the epidermis |
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Striae |
Stretch marks made in the collagen fibers in the dermis layer |
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Subcutaneous layer |
Bottom layer of the skin containg fatty tissues |
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Sweat glands |
Coiled glands of the skin that secrete perspiration to regulate body temperature and excrete waste product |
