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SKIN

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Skin and accessory structures also called ___________ system   INTEGUMENTARY  
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____________ lubricate and cool the skin   SKIN GLANDS  
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Skin helps maintain body _____________   TEMPERATURE  
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Provides membrane covering receptor for sensations   FUNCTIONS OF SKIN  
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Protective membrane over entire body   FUNCTIONS OF SKIN  
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____________ _________ produce watery secretion that evaporates and cools. Develop an odor when bacteria is present.   SWEAT GLANDS  
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Produce OILY secretion that LUBRICATE skin and hair   SEBACEOUS GLANDS  
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A thermoregulator   SKIN  
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Recieves sensation pain temperature pressure touch   SKIN  
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Interprets message from heat center in the brain   SKIN  
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Known as "True Skin"   DERMIS  
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OUTERMOST, thin cellular membrane layer   EPIDERMIS  
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Dense, fibrous, connective tissue   DERMIS  
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THICK, fat-containing tissue   SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER  
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DEEPEST layer   BASAL LAYER  
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Most SUPERFICIAL LAYER of the epidermis, on very top of epidermis!   STRATUM CORNEUM  
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WILL NOT bleed if scratched   EPIDERMIS  
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Contain melanin that gives color to skin   MELANOCYTES  
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Individuals unable of forming melanin are __ with skin and hair that is all white, along with pupils being red.   ALBINO  
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Hair Root is the____________   SHAFT  
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Consists of: Hair Skin Nails   INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM  
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Shafts that hold the hair   HAIR FOLLICLES  
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______________ Forms hair   KERATIN (PROTEIN)  
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_ Semilunar (half moon-shaped) whitish region at nail base   LUNULA  
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___ is a narrow band of epidermis at base and sides of nail plate   CUTICLE  
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__ soft tissue surrounding nail border   PARONYCHIUM  
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_________ secrete oily sebum into hair follicle to lubricate   SEBACEOUS GLANDS  
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Sebaceous glands are located in _______ ________ of skin over entire body EXCEPT palms of hands and soles of feet   DERMAL LAYER  
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Sweat glands secrete sweat into pores to _____ and ________   MOISTEN AND COOL  
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What is colorless and odorless until bacteria grows?   SWEAT GLANDS  
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One of the LARGE dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas.   APOCRINE SWEAT GLAND  
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________ secretes sweat that, in action with bacteria is responsible for human body odor   APOCRINE SWEAT GLAND  
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Most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin   ECCRINE SWEAT GLAND  
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burn, burning   CAUS/O  
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skin   CUTANE/O  
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heat, burn   CAUTER/O  
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profuse sweating   DIAPHOR/O  
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redness   ERYTHEM/O ERYTHEMAT/O  
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sweat   HIDR/O  
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hard, horny tissue   KERAT/O  
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nail   ONYCH/O  
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fungus   MYC/O  
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plant   PHYT/O  
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hair, hair follicle   PIL/O  
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wrinkle   RHYTHID/O  
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sebum   SEB/O  
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scalelike   SQUAM/O  
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fat   STEAT/O  
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hair   TRICH/O  
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nail   UNGU/O  
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yellow   XANTH/O  
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dry   XER/O  
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skin   -DERMA  
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condition   -ESIS  
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breakdown; destruction; loosening   -LYSIS  
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full of; pertaining to; sugar   -OSE  
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pertaining to   -OUS  
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plaque   -PLAKIA  
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flow; discharge   -RRHEA  
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Name 3 functions of the skin   LUBRICATE AND COOL RECEPTOR FOR SENSATIONS MAINTAIN BODY TEMPERATURE STORES WATER  
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What makes your skin waterproof?   SEBUM AND KERATIN  
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Name the layers of the skin   EPIDERMIS DERMIS SUBCUTANEOUS BASAL STRATUM CORNEUM  
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Which layer is referred to as "True Skin"?   DERMIS  
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Name moon shaped structure found at base of nail.   LUNULA  
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Name different types of glands found within the skin.   SEBACEOUS GLANDS SWEAT GLANDS  
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