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 Hair shaft |
The part of the hair projecting from the surface of the scap or the skin
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 Sweat pore |
Allows loss of fluids to keep body temperatures regulated.
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 Dermal papillae |
Fingellike projections from the papillary layer's superior surface
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 Epidermis |
Outer layer of skin made up of stratified squamos epithelium that is capable of keratinizing
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 Dermis |
Underlying layer made up of dense connective tissue
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 Meissner’s corpuscle |
Responsible for sensitivity of light touch
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 Hypodermis |
Essentially adipose tissue ancors skin to underlying organs. shock absorber and insulates deep tissue from extreme weather
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 Free nerve ending |
Peripheral endings of sensory nerve fibers in which the terminal filaments end freely in the tissue
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 Stratum basale |
Deepest layer of the epidermis. Contains the only epidermal cells that receive adequate nourishment.
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 Sebaceous glands |
Glands that empty their sebum secretion into hair follicles
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 Arrector pili muscle |
Tiny smooth muscles attached to hair follicles,which cause hair to stand upright when activated.
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 Reticular layer of the dermis |
Lower layer of the dermis. gives the skin it overall strength and elasticity, houses structures such as glands and hair follicles.
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 Sensory Nerve Fiber |
Conducts impulses from the skin to the central nervous system.
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 Eccrine sweat gland |
They are responsible for most of the body's temperature control.
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 Pacinian corpuscle |
They are pressure receptors and each one is connected to a sensory neuron
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