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27 Cards in this Set
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Cell
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a body's tiny building block
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Dermis
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the second layer of skin. It is thicker than the epidermis and makes your skin able to stretch
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Epidermis
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The outer layer of skin. it is made of two layers. An inner layer of living cells and an outer layer of dead cells.
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Hair follicle
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a shaft or tube in which the hair grows
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Melanin
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a substance in the skin cells that gives the skin its color. Teh amout of melanin controls your hair and skin color.
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Oil glands
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makes a fatlike liquid or oil. Oil glands supply the hair roots with oil.
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Organ
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a body part with a special job
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Perspire
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to sweat
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Pores
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tiny openings on the surface of the skin
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Sweat glands
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very small coiled tubes in the dremis
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Tissues
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are made of cells that work together to do a special job. Each body part is made of tissues
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Cells are the...
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smallest, building blocks of our body.
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Cells of the same type work together...
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to form body tissue
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The tissue is what ...
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forms the organs of the body
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Nails and hair are made of...
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dead cells.
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The roots of both hair and nails are made of...
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living cells
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Hair follicles begin growing in the ....__________ layer of the skin
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dermis
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Sweating is the body's way of ...
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cooling down whe it is hot.
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When sweat gets on your skin it ...
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dries and makes your body feel cool.
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The skin has several tasks it is responsible for doing like:
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it covers the body, it protects the body, it receives messages, it helps control the temperature of our body.
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Skin repairs minor cuts, like paper cuts by ...
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speeding up the making of living cells that migrate into the cut to help close the wound
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Skin repairs deep wounds by...
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flushing and filling the wound with blood
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Dry blood at the skin level forms a ___________
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scab
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The job of a scab is what?
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to keep germs and dirt from getting into the wound.
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What does the body do after a scab is formed?
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repairs the blood vessels and speeds up the making of living cells that will migtrate into and close the wound.
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Skin needs to be protected by Ultra Violet rays by using...
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sunscreen and avoiding exposure between 10:00 and 4:00
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Tissues are made of like cells that form ...
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each organ of hte body
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