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| tiny opening on the surface of skin |
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| special variety of sweat glands, active from puberty and larger than other sweat glands, found near reproductive organs and in the armpits--secrete odorless sweat |
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| person with skin deficient in pigment |
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| one of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas--secretes sweat that is responsible for human body odor in action with bacteria |
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| deepest region of the epidermis--it gives rise to all epidermal cells |
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| structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue |
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| band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate |
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| most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin |
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| layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body |
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| sac within which each hair grows |
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| the skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails |
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| hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails |
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| the half-moon shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail |
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| major skin pigment, formed by melanocytes in the epidermis |
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| soft tissue surrounding the nail border |
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| tiny opening on the surface of the skin |
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| oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles |
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| oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands |
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| flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis |
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| outermost layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened, keratinized cells |
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| innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue |
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| combined form meaning fat |
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| combined form meaning fat or lipid |
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| combined form meaning fat or sebum |
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