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Skin
med terms
Question | Answer |
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secretes oils for hair and skin | sebaceous glands |
sweat glands (general term) | sudoiferous |
eccrine glands | sweat glands that cover most of the body |
apocrine glands | sweat glands in the armpits and genital area |
papilla | where hair grows from |
stratum germinativum | deepest layer of the epidermis (between epidermis and dermis) |
dermis | inner later of skin |
epidermis | outer later of the skin |
contains melanin (gives us our skin tone) | stratum germinativum |
dermal papillae | forms fingerprints |
cutaneous membrane | skin |
5 functions of the skin | 1) protection 2) temperature regulation 3) sense organ activity 4) excretion 5) synthesis of vitamin D |