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Integumentary System

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Bacteria and dirt and can build and block the glad. This causes Pimples   Acne  
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condition that occurs when persons with normal numbers of melanocytes do not produce melanin   Albinism  
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sweat glands that do not become functional until adolescence   Apocrine glands  
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a malignant melanoma that originates in the stratum basale. This is most common in skin cancer   Basal cell carcinoma  
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The skin is also called___________. it is composed of epithelium or epidermis.   cutaneous membrane  
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a portion of stratum corneum extended over the nail   cuticle  
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When blood supplies lose oxygen for long periods the blood becomes darker red but the skin takes a bluish color.   cyanosis  
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the outermost layer of skin   epdermis  
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As sweat evaporates from the skin in hot temperatures it has a cooling effect.   evaporative cooling  
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as persons age the pigment production sows and stops resulting in______.   gray hair  
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a shaft of dead cells produced and extending from an organ called a hair follicle or root   hair  
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lies deep to the epidermis and is not always considerd to be a skin layer   hypodermis  
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the white crescent called_________ where blood vessels are found.   lunula  
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are present throughout a lifetime. these are found in the greatest numbers of humans. they are scattered all over the body even on the sole of feet and palms of hands   merocrine glands  
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________ are composed of a dense mass of dead keratinized cells. found on the dorsal ends of fingers and toes and function in protection from mechanical stress.   Nails  
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the _______ is named for the papillae found here. it has a blood and nerve supply.   papillary layere  
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the ____ is deep to the papillary layer. this layer contains the protein fibers: elastic fibers and collagen fibers   reticular layer  
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oil glands that produce an oily secretion called_______   sebum  
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malignant melanoma that originates in the more superficial layers of the epidermis.   spuamos cell carcinoma  
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the skin is divided into layers called______   strata  
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