Integumentary System 5.1-5.2
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| Two layers of the skin | Epidermis and dermis
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| Hypodermis | They layer of tissue found beneath the skin.
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| Epidermis | The thin outer layer of the skin.
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| Keratinocytes | Produce keratin for waterproofing the skin. Found in the stratum basale.
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| Langerhans cells | These cells are a type of white blood cell that aid in immunity and signaling the immune system.
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| Melanocytes | A special cell that produces melanin. Melanin is the pigment that gives skin its color.
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| Tactile cells (Merkel Cells) | These cells signal that something has touched the skin.
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| Dermis | The dermis is a deep and thick region of the skin. The dermis contains collagen and elastic fibers that give skin its strength and ability to stretch.
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| Hypodermis | This deep layer that lies beneath the skin is made of loose connective tissue, mostly fat, and this gives the body an energy supply, padding, and some degree of insulation.
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| Hair Follicle | The region that a hair projects from.
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| Hair Matrix | A constantly dividing region of cells that produces new keratinocytes to form new hair.
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| Alopecia | Hair loss
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| Arrector pili | A muscle found within the skin that causes hairs to stand up when someone is scared or cold. "Goose bumps"
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| Apocrine Glands | These are a type of sweat gland that open to hairs in certain body regions including the groin and armpits.
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| Eccrine Glands | A type of sweat gland that opens to the skin and secretes fluid when you are hot. Think "exercise=eccrine"
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| Ceruminous Glands | Glands found in the ear that produce cerumen (earwax).
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| Sebaceous Glands | These are glands that are associated with hairs.
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| Sebum | An oily substance that lubricates and softens both skin and hair. Sebum also kills some bacteria.
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| Acne Vulgaris | Inflammation of sebaceous glands.
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| Mammary Glands | Modified apocrine sweat glands that produce milk, but only after childbirth.
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