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thread like growth
protection from heat, visual identification
hair
thin and fine hair cover bodies of children wnd women
fine vellus hair
thicker and darker
scalp, eyebrows, armpit, pubic
terminal hair
excessive hair growth
hirsutism
superficial portion of hair
hair shaft
portion of hair deep to the shaft
penetrates into dermis
hair root
good, straight hair
flat cuticle
weak hair, fragile
raised cuticle
claw like keratinous plate
nail
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sensory assistance
tool functionability
ornament
protection
distal most part
end of the nail plate
free edge
hard visible portion
made of dead keratinocytes
sits on top of nail bed
nail body/plate
proximal portion
hidden
nail root
behind the nail root
creating new cells
nail matrix
half moon shape
lunula
anchors the nail
underneath nail plate
nail bed (sterile matrix)
along proximal region
proximal fold
sides of nail plates
lateral fold
little claw
nichium
below free edge
seals.out germs
rich in WBC
hyponichium
along side lateral fold
tissue in borders
paronychium
infections in paronychium
paronychia
living tissue that produces cuticle
eponychium
thin, dead, transparent layer
cuticle
all tissue around the nail
perionychium
hypo
paro
epo
perio
under
alongside
over
all around
indication of trauma
beaus line
side of the free edge
nail grooves
skin on both sides
nail wall
skin covering the matrix and base of nail plate
mantle
help fight infections and diseases
defense system
lymphatic system
watery flluid
consists of wbc
lymph
tiny tubes that carry lymph
lymph vessels
small bean shaped(1-20mm diameter)
carries large amount of lymphocytes
lymph nodes
protect the entrance of digestive and respiratory system
tonsils
small patches of lymph tissue
peyers patches
largest lymphoid organ
filters the blood
spleen
need for development immunologic function
training the t cells
thymus glands
