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Includes skin, hair, nails, glands; also contains sensory receptors & vascular network

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Integumentary System

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Functions of the skin

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A) Protection
B) Thermoregulation
C) Sensation
D) Excretion
E) Absorption

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via blood vessels in skin

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Thermoregulation

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touch & pressure

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Tactile

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warmth & coolness

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Thermal

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Water and some wastes

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Excretion

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Fat-soluble vitamins, O2, CO2 and some toxins – acetone, lead, mercury and poison ivy & oak

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Absorption

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Integumentary System

2 distinct layers

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Epidermis

Dermis

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Thinnest & outermost layer

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Epidermis

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Composed of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium (30-50 cells thick)

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Epidermis

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4 specialized cell types

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Keratinocytes
2) Melanocytes
3) Langerhans cells
4) Merkel cells

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produce keratin

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Keratinocytes

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produce melanin

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Melanocytes

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arise from bone marrow and help to activate the immune system

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Langerhans cells

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associated with sensory neurons to aid in our sense of touch

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Merkel cells

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deepest

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Stratum basale

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1 cell layer thick

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Stratum basale

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Constantly reproducing

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Stratum basale

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10-25% melanocytes

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Stratum basale

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Several cell layers thick

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Stratum spinosum

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Large number of Langerhans cells

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Stratum spinosum

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3-5 cell layers thick

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Stratum granulosum

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Keratinization begins

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Stratum granulosum

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process by which cell’s internal structures die, degrade, and are replaced with keratin

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Keratinization

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Last layer with blood nutrient supply

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Stratum granulosum

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only in thick skin

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Stratum lucidum

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Thin band of flattened cells

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Stratum lucidum

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20-30 cell layers thick, 3/4 of epidermis

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Stratum corneum

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outermost

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Stratum corneum

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Deeper & thicker than epidermis

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Dermis

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Contains vascular network that “feeds” the epidermis & sensory receptors

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Dermis

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2 layers

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Dermis

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Dermis 2 layers

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Papillary layer

Reticular layer

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flexibility

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Areolar connective tissue

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extensions into the epidermis

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Dermal papillae

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Contain blood vessels, free nerve endings (pain) and Meissner’s corpuscles (touch receptors)

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Papillary layer (20%)

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Dense irregular connective tissue

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Reticular layer (80%)

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Contains blood vessels, glands, hair follicles, and Pacinian corpuscles (pressure receptors)

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Reticular layer (80%)

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Has some flexibility but can be torn or damaged

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Reticular layer (80%)

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Has some flexibility but can be torn or damaged

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Scaring/Stretch marks
Blister

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composed primarily of adipose tissue

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Subcutaneous layer

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contains major blood vessels

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Subcutaneous layer

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Results from a combination of 3 pigments

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Skin color

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Produced by melanocytes in stratum basale

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Melanin

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Red to yellow to brown-black

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Melanin

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Found in plants (carrots)

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Carotene

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Yellow to orange

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Carotene

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More prominent in fair-skinned people

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Hemoglobin

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Crimson

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Hemoglobin

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most skin tumors are benign (warts) however some can spread (cancerous)

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Skin cancer

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Skin cancer

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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Skin cancer

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Melanoma

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Skin cancer

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skin inflammation

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Dermatitis

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persistent flushing of the skin

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Rosacea

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damage inflicted by intense heat, electricity, radiation or certain chemicals

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Burns

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an active inflammation of the sebaceous glands

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Acne

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excessive hairiness in women

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Hirsutism

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baldness

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Alopecia

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a chronic, non-contagious autoimmune disease which affects the skin and joints

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Psoriasis

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commonly causes red scaly patches to appear on the skin

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Psoriasis

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commonly causes red scaly patches to appear on the skin

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psoriatic plaques

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pili

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pili

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Palms, soles, lips, nipples, penis, & labia minora

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hairless

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Serves protective function

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Hair

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Hair 3 parts

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Shaft
Root
Bulb

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Shaft & root are subdivided into 3 sections

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Medulla, Cortex, Cuticle

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middle

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Cortex

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innermost

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Medulla

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Root and bulb are also surrounded by a

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hair follicle

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Root and bulb 2 parts

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Inner root sheath
Outer root sheath

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Surrounded by a connective tissue sheath

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Root and bulb

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The bulb is surrounded by

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touch receptors

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It also has matrix cells

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bulb

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Arise from stratum basale

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matrix cells

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Responsible for the growth of existing hair

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matrix cells

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Contain melanocytes

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matrix cells

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contains blood vessels

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Papilla

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Hair normally at an angle; cause hair to “stand up” = goose-bumps

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Arrector pili muscle

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Protection & grasping

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Nails

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Dense parallel arrangement of keratin fibrils

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Nails

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not in contact with nail bed; the part we cut

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Free edge

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portion on the nail bed that we can see

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Body

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also lies on nail bed but we can’t see it

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Root

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deeper epidermal layers

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Nail bed

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thickened portion of the nail bed from which the nail grows

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Nail matrix

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crescent shaped, whitish portion of nail at proximal end

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Lunula

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folds of overlying skin on proximal and lateral sides

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Nail folds

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portion of proximal nail fold that extends onto the nail body

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Cuticle

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Open onto epidermal layer but located in dermis

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Glands

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All exocrine

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Glands

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oil glands

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Sebaceous glands

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associated with hair follicles

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Sebaceous glands

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produce sebum – protects hair

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Sebaceous glands

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sweat glands

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Sudoriferous glands

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Everywhere, but most numerous on palms, soles, axillary & pubic regions, and forehead

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Sudoriferous glands

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Sudoriferous glands 2 types

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Eccrine glands, Apocrine glands

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Axillary & pubic regions

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Apocrine glands

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Ducts open onto hair follicles

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Apocrine glands

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Become active during puberty

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Apocrine glands

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most abundant

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Eccrine glands

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Palms, soles & forehead

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Eccrine glands

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Ducts open directly onto skin

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Eccrine glands

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Active at birth

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Eccrine glands

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Sudor

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Perspiration

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Relatively odorless

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Perspiration

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Water, salts, urea, uric acid and traces of other elements

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Perspiration

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Functions in cooling & excretion of wastes

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Perspiration

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Contains enzymes that destroy bacteria

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Perspiration

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Found in ear canal

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Ceruminous glands

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Modified apocrine gland

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Ceruminous glands

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Cerumen

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Ceruminous glands

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earwax

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Cerumen

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Protection & keep tympanum from drying out

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Cerumen

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Produce milk for newborn

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Mammary glands

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Specialized sweat glands

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Mammary glands

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