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cover enveloping the body; includes the epidermis, dermis, and all derivatives of the epidermis
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integument |
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the epithelium of the integument |
epidermis |
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connective tissue layer of skin internal to the epidermis; contains blood and lymph vessels, nerves, and nerve endings, glands, and usually hair follicles |
dermis |
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subcutaneous layer of tissue internal to and not part of the integument |
hypodermis |
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the most abundant cell type in the epidermis and found throughout the epidermis; cells that produce keratin |
keratinocyte |
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protein that strengthens the epidermis, hair, and nails |
keratin |
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pigment-producing cell in the basal layer of the epidermis |
melanocyte |
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any of the dark brown-black pigments or yellow-red pigments that occur in the skin, hair, and retina |
melanin |
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relating to touch
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tactile |
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tactile cells |
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phagocytic cells of the skin and mucous membranes |
dendritic cell |
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eleiden |
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thick skin |
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thin skin |
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class of yellow-red pigments widely distributed in plants and animals |
carotene |
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papillary layer |
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reticular layer |
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supply of axons functionally connected with a structure of the body |
innervation |
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narrowing of blood vessel lumen |
vasoconstriction
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increased blood vessel lumen |
vasodilation |
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arrector pili |
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soft waxy secretion of the ceruminous gland; found in teh external auditory meatus |
cerumen |
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vitamin D |
cholecalciferol |
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calcitriol |
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meshwork |
trabeculae |
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cartilage |
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band or sheet of dense regular fibrous tissue that connects structures; usually bones |
ligament |
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cord of dense regular connective tissue that connects muscle to bone |
tendon |
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formation and development of blood cells |
hemopoiesis |
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elongated, usually cylindrical part of a long bone between its two ends; the long shaft of the bone |
diaphysis |
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inner region of an organ |
medulla/medullary cavity |
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expanded knobby region at the end of a long bone |
epiphysis |
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section of a long bone between the epiphysis and the diaphysis |
metaphysis |
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relating to a joint |
articular |
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layer of hyaline cartilage located between a long bone diaphysis and epiphysis; allows longitudinal growth of a bone |
epiphyseal plate |
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the remnant of the epiphyseal plate that remains when long obone growth ceases; thin defined area of a compact bone |
epiphyseal line |
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layer of cells lining the inner surface of bone in the medullary cavity |
endosteum |
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thick fibrous membrane covering the entire external surface of a bone xcept for the articular cartilage on the epiphyes |
periosteum |
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layer of dense irregular connective tissue around the surface of cartilage |
perichondrium |
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precursor to bone cells
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osteoprogenitor |
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osteoprogenitor cells |
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bone forming cell |
osteoblast |
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larg cell type that functions in the absorption and removal of bone connective tissue |
osteoclast |
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bone cell in a lacuna within the bone matrix |
osteocyte |
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actively mitotic form of a matrix forming cell found in developing and growin cartilage
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chondro blast |
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mature nondividing cartilage cell |
chondrocyte |
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natural mineral structure that the crystal lattice of bone and teeth closely resembles |
hydroxyapatite |
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process in which structures in the body become hardened as a result of deposited calcium salts; normally occurs only in the formation of bone and teeth |
calcification |
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bone formation |
ossification |
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functional unit of compact bone tissue |
osteon |
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what is another name for an osteon |
haversian system |
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layer of bone connective tissue |
lamella |
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small space, cavity or depression |
lacuna
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small canal or channel
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canaliculus |
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canaliculi |
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bone formation that takes place within a membrane; the formation of flat bones |
intramembranous ossification |
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bone formation that takes place within hyaline cartilage; used to form most bones of the body |
endochondral ossification |
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decreased calcification or density of bone |
osteopenia |
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medical condition characterized by decreased bone mass and increased susceptibility to fracture |
osteoporosis |
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