Sking Structure and Growth
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| The medical branch that deals with the study of skin, functions, diseases, and treatment | dermatology
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| The largest living organ of the body is the | skin
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| Healthy skin is slightly soft, and flexable with a texture that is | smooth and fine-grained
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| Continued pressure on any part of the skin can cause it to thicken and develop a | callus
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| Appendages of the skin include hair, nails, and | sweat and oil glands
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| The skin structure is generally thinnest on the | eyelids
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| the skin on the scalp has larger and deeper | hair follicles
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| the outermost layer of the skin is also called the | epidermis layer
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| The epidermis layer of the skin does not caontain | blood vessels
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| The stratum germinativum is the deepest layer of the epidermis and is responsible for | growth of the epidermis
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| The dark special cells that protect sensitive cells and provide color to the skin are | melanocytes
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| The granular layer of the epidermis is the | stratum corneum
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| A fiber protein that is the principal component of hair and nails is | keratin
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| the deepest layer of the epidermis is the | stratum germinativum
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| Cells that are almost dead and pushed to the surface to replace cells are shed from the | stratum granulosum layer
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| the underlying or inner layer of the skin is the | dermis layer
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| The outermost layer, directly beneath the epidermis, is the | papillary layer
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| The deepest layer of the dermis that supplies the skin with oxygen and nutrients and contains sweat and oil glands is the | reticular layer
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| Tissue that gives smoothness and contour to the body and provides a protective cushion is | subcutaneous tissue
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| The clear fluid that removes toxins and cellular waste and has immune functions is | lymph
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| Motor Nerve fibers attatched to the hair follicle that can cause goose bumps are the | arrector pili muscle
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| Nerves that regulate the secretion od persperation and sebum are | secretory nerve fibers
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| Basic sensations such as touch, pain, heat, cold, and pressure are registered by | nerve endings
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| the amount and type of pigment produced by individual is determined by | genes
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| Two types of melanin produced by the body are | pheomelanin and eumelanin
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| Skin gets its strength, form, and flexablility from fibers found within the | dermis layer
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| the fibrous protein that gives skin its form and strength is | elastin
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| a fiber that gives skin flexibility and elasticity is | elastin
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| The sudoriferous glands help the body regulate | temperature
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| a tubelike duct that ends at the skin surface to form the sweat pore is the | secretory coil
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| The sebaceous or oil glands are connected to the | secretory coil
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| The sebaceous or oil glands are connected to the | hair follicle
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| The principal functions of the skin are protection, sensation, heat regulation, excretion, and | secretion and absorption
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| The best way to support the health of skin is by eating foods from | fats, carbs, and proteins.
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