Vocabulary Flashcards
Person with skin deficient in pigment (melanin)
Albino
Fat cell
Adipocyte
I’m of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas. It secreted swear that, in action with bacteria, is responsible for human body odour.
Apocrine sweat gland
Deepest region of the epidermis; it gives rise to all the epidermal cells.
Basal layer
Structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue.
Collagen
Band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate
Cuticle
Middle layer of the skin
Dermis
Most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin
Eccrine sweat gland
Outermost later of the skin
Epidermis
Layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body
Epithelium
Sac within which each hair grows
Hair follicle
The skin and its accessory structures, such as hair and nails
Integumentary system
Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair and nails. Means horn and commonly found in the horns of animals
Keratin
The half moon shaped whitish area at the base of a nail
Lunula
Skin pigment. It is formed by melanocytes in the epidermis. Eumelanin is brown-black pigment, phenomelanin is yellow-red
Melanin
