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| the study of the skin and skin disorders | dermatolody
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| contains the stratum germinativum and the stratum corneum | epidermis
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| contains adipose tissue | subcutaneous layer
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| layer of skin that contains the blood vessels, nerves, and sensory recepters | dermis
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| epidermal layer that forms the bathtub ring | stratum corneum
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| layer underneath the epidermis | dermis
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| layer of epidermis that continuously produces millions of cells every day | stratum germinativum
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| a protein in the skin that flattens, hardens, and makes the skin water-resistant | keratin
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| surface layer of the epidermis that makes up most of the epidermal thickness | stratum corneum
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| layer that insulates the body from extreme temperature changes and anchors the skin to the underlying structures | subcutaneous layer
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| hypodermis | subcutaneous layer
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| another name for the skin | integument
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| desquamation and exfoliation refer to this epidermal layer | stratum germinativum
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| another name for the cutaneous membrane | integument
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| this epidermal layer forms corns and calluses | stratum corneum
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| oil glands | sebaceous
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| a blackhead is formed when this gland becomes blocked by accumulated oil and debris | sebaceous
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| a pimple is formed when the sebum of this blocked gland becomes infected | sebaceous
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| sweat glands that cause body odor and are responsible for sex attractants in animals | apocrine
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| babies born with a "cream cheese-like" covering called vernix caseosa that is secreted by these glands | sebaceous
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| these glands and the apocrine glands are classified as sudoriferous glands | eccrine
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| sweat glands that are usually associated with hair follicles and are found in the axillary and genital areas | apocrine
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| sweat glands that respond to emotional stress and also become activated when a person is sexually aroused | apocrine
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| sweat glands that play the most important role in temperature regulation | eccrine
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| milk-secreting glands that are classified as modified sweat glands | mammary
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| modified sweat glands that secrete earwax | ceruminous
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| pigment that darkens the skin; the pigment-secreting cells are stimulated by ultraviolet radiation | melanin
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| condition in which no melanin is secreted | albinism
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| loss of pigment in the skin that creates patches of white skin | vitiligo
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| melanin is concentrated in local areas; benign | freckles
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| highly malignant form of skin cancer that arises from melanocytes | melanoma
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| substance that gives persons of Asian descent a slight yellowish skin coloring | carotene
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| caused by vasodilation of the dermal blood vessels | flushing
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| caused by vasoconstriction of the dermal blood vessels | pallor
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| condition in which the skin has a bluish tint caused by a diminished amount of oxygen in the blood | cyanosis
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| color change caused by hypoxemia | cyanosis
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| hair loss | alopecia
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| yellowing of the skin caused by an accumulation of bilirubin in the skin | jaundice
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| described as ashen | pallor
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| temperature within the cranial, thoracic, and abdominal cavities | core temperature
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| mechanisms whereby the body balances heat production and heat loss | thermoregulation
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| about 500 mL/day of water is lost through the skin | insensible perspiration
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| eccrine glandes are responsible fro this type of perspiration | sensible perspiration
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| heat production due to continuous contractions of skeletal muscles when cold | shivering thermogenesis
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| evaporation, conduction, convection, and radiation | modes of heat loss
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| heat production caused by the metabolism of brown fat in the neonate | nonshivering thermogenesis
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| temperature of the surface areas such as the skin, mouth, and axilla | shell temperature
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| thermostat of the body | hypothalamus
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