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hair shaft
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the part of a hair projecting beyond the skin
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Sweat pore
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The surface opening of the duct of a sweat gland.
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Dermal Papillae
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nipple-like protrusions of the dermis that reach into the epidermis, bringing food and oxygen...
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Meissner’s corpuscle
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any of the small elliptical tactile end organs in hairless skin containing numerous transversely...
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Free nerve ending
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Peripheral endings of sensory nerve fibers in which the terminal filaments end freely in the...
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Reticular layer of the dermis
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is important in giving the skin it overall strength and elasticity, as well as housing other...
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Sebaceous gland
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microscopic glands in the skin which secrete an oily/waxy matter, called sebum, to lubricate...
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Arrector Pili Muscle
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is a tiny muscle that attaches to the base of a hair follicle at one end and to dermal tissue...
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Sensory Nerve Fiber
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serve to sense and transmit heat, pain, and other noxious sensations. When these nerves...
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Eccrine sweat gland
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small sweat glands distributed over the body's surface that produce a clear aqueous secretion...
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Pacinian corpuscle
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They are nerve endings in the skin, responsible for sensitivity to pain and pressure.
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artery
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a vessle that carries blood away from the heart
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vein
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a vessle carrying blood away form the tissues tward the heart
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adipose tissue
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fatty
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Root Hair Plexus
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network of sensory nerve endings surrounding the hair bulb - responds to hair movement
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