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| The outermost, thinner layer of skin, composed of stratified squamous epithelium. |
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| Sudoriferous glands common in the axilla (armpit). |
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| Burns that involve the entire epidermis and the upper dermal layer. |
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| The thin superficial dermal layer with loosely woven fibers heavily invested with blood vessels. |
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| The moon-shaped withe area at the base of a nail over the thickened nail matrix. |
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| The most numerous of the epidermal cells that function in the production of an insoluble protein that "waterproofs" skin, hair, and nails. |
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| Pigment that shields basal cell DNA from carcinogenic UV radiation. |
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| Stratum found only in the thick skin of the palms and soles. |
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| The most superficial epidermal stratum. |
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| Cells that produce melanin |
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| A major body loss from severe burns. |
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| Sudoriferous glands that secrete "sweat"; particularly abundant on the palms, soles of the feet, and forehead. |
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| Hair is not replaced as fast as it is shed. |
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| Cell carcinoma that arises from the stratum spinosum keratinocytes; if caught early, chance of recovery is good. |
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| Hair "bag" that extend from the epidermal surface into the dermis. |
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| Burns that involve only the epidermis. |
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| The rapidly mitotic epidermal stratum. |
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| The "prickle" stratum of the epidermis. |
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| Part that is responsible for nail growth. |
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| The deeper of the two dermal layers that accounts for about 80% of the dermis' dense irregular connective tissue. |
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| Homeostatic body control exercised by the skin through muscle contraction, vascular contraction and dilation, and sweat. |
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| A usually dark melanoma that generally becomes worse and can cause death. |
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| Pigment found in the dermal blood vessels that give skin a pinkish color if not dominated by melanin. |
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| Sudoriferous glands that produce a waxy secretion. |
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| Cell carcinoma that is the most common and least malignant. |
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| A layer of dense connective tissue lying deep to the epidermis; the "hide". |
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