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| Mucous- epithelial or connective? |
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| Lines the entire digestive,respiratory,and reproductive systems. Some urinary system too. |
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| Secretes mucous which prevents cavities from drying out. Lubricates and absorbs food. |
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| Serous- epithelial or connective? |
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| Areolar connective and simple squamous epithelial |
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Parietal layer: cavity walls
Visceral layer: body organs |
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| Secretes serous fluid that lubricates organs to glide easily over each other or to slide against the cavity wall. |
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| Cutaneous- epithelial or connective? |
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Epithelial: epidermis
Connective: dermis |
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| Synovial- epithelial of connective? |
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| Connective: areolar and adipose |
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| Secretes synovial fluid which lubricates the ends of bones as they move joints. |
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| Translucent Cells,containing large amounts of keratin. |
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| Translucent Cells,containing large amounts of keratin |
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| This layer consists of 25-30 layers of flattened dead cells |
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| Dermis layer responsible for fingerprints. |
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| Eight to ten layers of keratinocytes that fit closely together. Provides flexibility and strength to the skin |
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| Scale-like cells full of keratin that constantly flake off |
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| Site of elastic and collagen fibers |
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| Site of melanin formation |
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| Major skin area from which the derivatives (hair,nails) arise |
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| Composed of a single row of cuboidal or columnar keratinocytes. These undergo cell division continuously. |
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| Greater amounts of the pigment _____ are produced when the skin is exposed to the sun. |
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| The most abundant protein in dead epidermal structures such as hair and nails is called _______. |
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| _____ is an oily mixture of lipids,cholesterol, and cell fragments. |
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| The oldest epidermal cells in the epidermis are found in the ________. |
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| The externally observable part of the hair is called the _____. |
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| The _____ provides mechanical strength to the skin. |
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| The amount of ________ is about the same in all people. It is the amount of pigment produced that causes variations in skin color. |
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| Radiation from the skin surface and evaporation of sweat are two ways in which the skin helps to get rid of body ____. |
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| Fat in the _____ tissue layer beneth the dermis helps to insulate the body. |
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| The waterproofing protein found in the epidermal cells is called _____. |
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| The vitamin that is manufactured in the skin is ________. |
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| A localized concentration of melanin is _______. |
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| The cells that play a part in immune response against microbes are called________. |
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| A callus is an abnormal thickening of the_______. |
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| A blackhead is an accumulation of oily materials which is produced by _______. |
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| Tiny muscles attached to hair follicles that pull the hair upright during fright or cold are called_______. |
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| The most numerous variety of perspiration glands is the ___________. |
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| _____ surrounds the root and is composed of two layers of epidermal cells and surrounded by connective tissue. |
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| A less numerous variety of perspiration glad is ________. Its secretion (often milky in appearance) contains proteins and other substances that favor bacterial growth. |
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| ______ is found everywhere on the body except the palms of the hands,soles of the feet,and lips and primarily consists of dead keratinized cells. |
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| ________ are specialized nerve endings that respond to temperature and touch. |
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| ______ becomes more active at puberty. |
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| Part of the heat-liberating apparatus of the body is the _______. |
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| The superficial portion of the hair that projects above the surface of the skin is called the ____. |
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| Full thickness burn,epidermal and dermal layers destroyed,skin is blanched. |
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| Epidermal damage,redness,and some pain (usually brief). |
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| Epidermal and some dermal damage,pain,regeneration is possible. |
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| Regeneration is impossible,requires grafting. |
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| Pain is absent because nerve endings in the area are destroyed. |
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