Terms Flashcards

(30 cards)

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Adipose

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Fatty

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Alopecia

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Lack of hair in spots

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Apocrine

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Glands that appear during and after puberty and secrete sweat

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Ceruminous

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Glands that secrete a waxy substance on the surface of the ear

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Collagen

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Major protein sub. That is tough and flexible and that forms connective tissue in the body

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6
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Curium

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See dermis

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7
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Diaphoresis

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Excretion through ducts toward outside of the body.

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Eccrine

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Sweat glands that occur all over the body

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Hair follicle

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Tubelike sac in the dermis our of which hair shaft develope

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Hair root

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Portion of the hair beneath the skin surface

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Hair shaft

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Protion of hair visible above skin surface

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Hypodermis

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Subcutaneous skin layer

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Integument

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Skin and all elements that are contained within and arise from it

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14
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Keratin

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Hard, horny protein that forms nails and hair

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Lunula

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Half moon shaped area that at the base of nail palate

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16
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Melanin

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Pigment produced by melanocytes that determines skin, hair, and eye color

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Melanocytes

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Cell in the epidermis that produces melanin

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Nail

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Thin layer of keratin that covers the distal portion of fingers and toes

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Papillary

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Thin us layer of the dermis containing small papillae

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Pore

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Opening or whole

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Reticular

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Bottom us layer of the dermis containing reticula

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Sebaceous glands

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Glands in the dermis that open to hair follicles and secrete sebum

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Sebum

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Oily substance, usually secreted into hair follicle

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Squamous epithelium

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Flat, scaly layer of cells that make up epidermis

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Stratified squamous epithelium
Layers of epithelial cells that make up the strata of epithelium of the epidermis
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Stratum
Layer, of tissue, especially a layer of the skin
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Stratum cornermen
Top us layer of the epidermis
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Striae
Stretch marks made in the collagen fibers of the dermis layer
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Subcutaneous layer
Bottom layer of the skin containing fatty tissue
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Sweat glands
Coiled glands of skin that secrete perspiration to regulate body temp. And excrete waste products