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Ch 16 Vocab

Medical Terminology Class, Chapter 16 Vocabulary, Glands etc.

VocabularyDefinitions
Albino Person with skin deficient in pigment (melanin)
Apocrine sweat glands One of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas. It secretes sweat that, in action with bacteria, is responsible for human body odor.
Basal layer Deepest region of the epidermis; it gives rise to all the epidermal cells.
Collagen Structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue.
Cuticle Band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate.
Dermis Middle layer of the skin.
Eccrine sweat gland Most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin.
Epidermis Outermost layer of the skin.
Epithelium Layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body.
Hair follicle Sac within which each hair grows.
Integumentary System The skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails.
Keratin Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair and nails.
Lipocyte A fat cell.
Lunula The half-moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail.
Melanin Major skin pigment. It is formed by melanocytes in the epidermis.
Paronychium Soft tissue surrounding the nail border.
Pore Tiny opening on the surface of the skin.
Sebaceous gland Oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles.
Sebum Oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands.
Squamous epithelium Flat scale-like cells composing the epidermis.
Stratified Arranged in layers.
Stratum A layer (of cells).
Stratum corneum Outermost layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened, keratinized (horny) cells.
Subcutaneous layer Innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue.
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