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Integumentary System
Chapter 5
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
10/17/2011
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epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
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constant turnover of epidermal cells
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attaches to hair root
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tactile hairs (whiskers)
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eccrine and apocrine
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