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Found throughout the body, detect pain and touch
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Free nerve endings
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Keeps body smooth and moist, keep from cracking, keeps hair from drying
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Sebaceous glands
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Nonliving, outside of skin, hair that extends from the epidermis
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Hairshaft
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Touch receptors located near the surface of the skin, detect light touch
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Meissner's corpuscles
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Detect deep touch
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Pacinian corpuscles
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Keeps us cool, contains an enzyme that kills bacteria
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Suderiferous gland
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Cushions the skin, contains a lot of fat
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Subcutaneous
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Living part of hair
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Hair follicle and bulb
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Muscle on every hair, keeps cold air farther from skin
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Arrector pili
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How many layers are in the epidermis?
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5
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Attaches skin to top of nail
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Cuticle
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The skin, composed of epidermal and dermal layers
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Cutaneous membrane
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Membrane that forms the linings of body cavities open to the exterior
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Mucous membranes
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Membrane that lines a cavity without an opening to the outside of the body
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Serous membrane
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The serous membrane covering the lungs and lining the thoracic cavity
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Pleura membrane
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