Chapter 4- Integumentary System Flashcards
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Cutaneous
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Adjective referring to the skin
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Adipose
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Fatty tissue
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Cuticle
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Thin band of tissue that seals the nail plate to the skin
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Dermatology
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Study of the integumentary system
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Dermatologist
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Specialist who diagnoses and treats skin disease
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Dermis
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Inner layer of skin
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Epidermis
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Outer layer of the skin
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Follicle
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Small sac in the ski from which a hair grows
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Keratin
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Protein that forms hair, nails, and the tough outer layer of skin
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Lunula
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White, crescent shaped area of a nail
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Corium
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Synonym for dermis
