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25 Cards in this Set
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adipocyte |
fat cell |
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albino |
person with skin deficient in pigment |
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albinism |
absence of pigment in a skin |
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apocrine sweat gland |
one of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas |
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basal layer |
deepest region of the epidermis; gives rise to all the epidermal cells |
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collagen |
structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue |
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cuticle |
band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate |
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dermis |
middle layer of the skin |
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eccrine sweat gland |
most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in skin |
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epidermis |
outermost layer of the skin |
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epithelium |
layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body |
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hair follicle |
sac within which each hair grows |
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integumentary system |
the skin and it's accessory structures such as hair and nails |
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keratin |
hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails |
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lunula |
half-moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail |
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melanin |
skin pigment formed by melanocytes in the epidermis |
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paronychium |
soft tissue surrounding the nail border |
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pore |
tiny opening on the surface of the skin |
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sebaceous gland |
oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles |
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sebum |
oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands |
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squamous epithelium |
flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis |
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stratified |
arranged in layers |
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stratum (plural: strata) |
A layer (of cells) |
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stratum corneum |
outermost layer of the epidermis; consist of flattened, keratinized cells |
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subcutaneous layer |
innermost layer of the skin containing fat tissue |
