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| The connective tissue layer beneath the epidermis of the skin |
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| What are the two major components of the dermis? |
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| A superficial papillary layer and a deeper reticular layer. |
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| Te epithelium covering the surface of the skin. |
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| A keratinous strand produced by epithelial cells of the hair follicle |
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| an accessory structure of the integument; a tube, lined by a stratified squamous epithelium, that begins at the surface of the skin and ends at the hair shaft |
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| the integumentary system;contains the skin (cutaneous membrane) and hair, nails, and various glands (accessory structure). |
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| tough, fibrous protein compound of nails, hair, calluses, and the general integumentary surface |
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| yellow-brown pigment produced by the melanocytes of the skin |
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| form on the dorsal surfaces of the fingers and toes, where they protect the exposed tips and help limit their distortion when they are subjected to mechanical stress. |
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| oil glands; holocrine glands that discharge an oily lipid secretion into hair follicles or, in some cases, onto the skin. |
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| the deepest epidermal layer; |
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| hypodermis; the layer of loose connective tissue below the dermis |
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| ______ skin covers most of the body. |
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| heavily abraded body surfaces may be covered by _____ skin. |
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| what is type of cell divides to make up the stratum germinativum replace more superficial cells. |
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