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Integumentary System
Covers some details of the integumentary system, fairly incomplete.
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
01/21/2013

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Vellus hairs
Definition
The fine "peach fuzz" hairs found over much of the body surface.
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Intermediate hairs
Definition
Hairs that change in their distribution, such as the hairs of the upper and lower limbs.
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Terminal hairs
Definition
Heavy, deeply pigmented, and sometimes curly hairs.
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Cyanosis
Definition
A sustained reduction in circulatory blood supply, the blood int he superficial vessels lose oxygen and the hemoglobin changes color to a much darker red tone, which looks blue from the surface.
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Lines of Cleavage
Definition
Pattern of fiber bundles arranged to resist applied forces.
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