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Skin
med terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |