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Organ system
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A group of interacting organs forming a whole
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Skin
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Membranous tissue forming the external covering of a human and the epidermis and dermis
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Dermatology
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The branch of medicine that is concerned with the physiology and pathology of the skin
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Excretion
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The physiological processes of discharging waste
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Subcutaneous
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Located beneath skin, usually within the dermis
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Hypodermis
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The layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells below the dermis in many regions of the body
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Elasticity
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Flexibility
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Superficial fascia
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Sheet of irregular dense fibrous connective tissue separating the dermis from its muscles, tendons, ligaments, or bones.
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Vitamin D
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Fat-soluble vitamin; produced in skin by ultraviolent irradiation of sterols found in milk
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Epidermal derivative
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Any specialized structure of the epidermis including hair and hair follicles, nails, sweat glands and sebaceous glands
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Epidermal ridges
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Unique patterns of epidermis which are located on the palms of the hands and soles of feet
-fingerprints |
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Thermoregulation
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Maintenance of internal body temperature
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Primary germ layers
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First three tissue types to differentiate in an early stage of embryonic development,
ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm |
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Ectoderm
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The outermost layer of an embryo
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Mesoderm
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The middle layer of the embryo, lying between the ectoderm and the endoderm
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