Chapter 5 - Integumentary System Flashcards
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Integumentary system
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Separates the interns from the external environment, protects the body from invasion by harmful substances, and helps maintain homeostasis
Hair, nails, and skin glands
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Epidermis
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- The outermost layer
- consists of stratified squamous epithelial tissue; contains no blood vessels
