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Hair shaft
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Provides warmth and insulation
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Sweat gland pore
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Opening to surface for sweat gland duct
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Stratum corneum
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Protection and waterproofing
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Stratum basale
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dividing layer
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Capillary
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Provide nutrients, gas exchange, carry away waste
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Dermal papilla
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Oxygen exchange between dermis/epidermis
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Touch receptor
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Sense pressure, texture, vibrations, and sustained touch
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Basement membrane
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Anchors epidermis to dermis and separates these two layers
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Sebaceous gland
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secrete sebum
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Arrector pili muscle
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Contract to cause goosebumps
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Sweat gland duct
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Carries sweat from gland to pore
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Hair follice
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Makes hair shaft
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Sweat gland
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Produces sweat
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Nerve cell proccess
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Carry impulses to or from dermis
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Adipose tissue
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Stores fat, insulates
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Blood vessels
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Nourish cells and regulate body temp
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Muscle layer below skin
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Movement
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The ABCDE of Skin cancer detection
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A: Asymmetry
B: Border C: Color D: Diameter E: Elevation |
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A of ABCDE of Skin cancer detection
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A: Asymmetry- Is half of the mole different from the other half?
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B of ABCDE of Skin cancer detection
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B: Border-- Does the mole have an uneven, irregular, jagged edge?
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C of ABCDE of Skin cancer detection
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C: Color-- Are there variations in color (brown, red, blue, black)?
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D of ABCDE of Skin cancer detection
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D: Diameter-- Is the mole larger than a pencil eraser?
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E of ABCDE of Skin cancer detection
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E: Elevation-- Is the mole significantly elevated/higher than surrounding skin?
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How many of the ABCDE of skin cancer detection should cause you you to find a physician?
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ONE or more of the signs
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How cancers metastasize:
The steps |
1) Cells grow....
2) Break through... 3) Invade... and travel through... 4) Adhere... 5) Escape... 6) Proliferate... |
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How cancers metastasize: 1) Cells grow...
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Cells grow as a benign tumor in the epithelium
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How cancers metastasize: 2) Break through...
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Break through basal lamina (think "laminated")
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How cancers metastasize: 3) Invade... travel through...
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Invade capillary, travel through bloodstream
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How cancers metastasize: 4) Adhere...
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Adhere to blood vessel wall in liver (for epithelial tumor in liver)
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How cancers metastasize: 5) Escape...
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Escape from blood vessel (extravasation)
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How cancers metastasize: 6) Proliferate...
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Proliferate to form metastasis in liver
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