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| When hair folicles completely die. The clinical term for baldness. |
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| A type of sweat gland that produces a thicker type of sweat than other sweat glands and contains more proteins. |
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| Muscles attached to hair follicles found in the dermis which causes hair to stand erect when a perso is cold or nervous. |
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| A bluish color of te skin that results when then supply of oxygen is low in the blood. |
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| The middle layer of the skin, which contains connective tissue, nerve endings, hair follicles, sweat glands, and oil glands. |
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| The most numerous type of sweat gland. Eccrine sweat glands produce a watery type of sweat and are activated primarily by heat. |
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| The most superficial layer of the skin. (top layer) |
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| Tube like depressions in the dermis of skin. |
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| A protein that contains iron and bonds with and carries oxygen to the cells. |
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| The subcutaneous layer of the skin that is largely made of adipose tissue. |
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| A durable protein that makes the epidermis waterproof and resistant to bacteria and viruses. |
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| Ther most common cell type in the epidermis. |
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| The white half-moon shaped area at the base of a nail. |
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| Pigment which trapes UV radiation from sunlight and prevents the radiation from harming structures in the underlying layers of skin. |
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| A cell type of the epidermis which makes the pigment melanin. |
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| The layer beneath the nail which holds the nail down to underlying skin and provides nutrients to the nail from the blood supply. |
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| Refers to blood that has been to the lungs and is carrying oxygen in the hemoglobin. |
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| A type of oil gland found in the dermis. |
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| An oily substance produced by sebaceous glands and is secreted onto hairs to keep them soft and pliable. |
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| The deepest layer of the epidermis.Also known as stratum germinativum. |
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| The most superficial layer of the epidermis. |
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