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layer of skin between the epidermis and hypodermis ; includes nerve endings, glands and hair follicles. dermis
skin cells that initiate a immune system response to the presence of foreign bacteria or viruses epidermal dentric cells
the outer layer of skin epidermis
the layer of skin beneath the dermis , which serves as a storage repository for fat hypodermis
enveloping organ of the body that includes the epidermis, dermis, sudoriferous and sebaceous glands, and nails and hair integumentary system
a tough protein found in the skin, nails, hair keratin
cells between the epidermis that produce keratin keratinocytes
a pigment that protects the body against the harmful effects of ultraviolet ray damage from the sun melanin
specialized cells in the skin that produce melanin melanocytes
touch receptors in the skin Merkel cells
the outer layer of the dermis papillary layer
the layer of skin superficial to the papillary layer reticular layer
glands located all over the body that produce sebum sebaceous glands
an oily substance that helps to keep the skin and hair soft sebum
the deepest layer of the epidermis stratum basale
the outer layer of the epidermis stratum corneum
the layer of somewhat flattened cells lying just superficial to the stratum spinosum and inferior to the stratum lucidum stratum granulosum
the clear layer of thick skin found only on the palms of the hands, fingers, soles of the feet and toes stratum lucidum
the layer of cells in the epidermis superior to the stratum basale and inferior to the stratum granulosum stratum spinosum
sweat glands that are distributed in the dermis over the entire body sudoriferous glands
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