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 Hair shaft |
Grows from follicles in dermis and epidermis, shaft is above skin, protection, sensory
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 Sweat pore |
Allows loss of fluid to regulate temperature
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 Dermal papillae |
Brings nutrients down to lower layers of epidermis, makes fingerprints
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 Meissner's corpuscle |
Receptors consisting of mass of intertwined fibers, in dermis and epidermis, tells brain exactly where skin is touched
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 Free nerve ending |
Branches and segments of nerves in dermis, cover skin, record sensations, especially pain
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 Reticular layer of the dermis |
Dense, strengthens skin, provides structure and elasticity, filter out toxins
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 Sebaceous gland |
On ever hair follicle, secretes oil, when sunlight hits, makes antibacterial
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 Arrector pili muscle |
Attached to hair follicle below oil gland, reacts in response to cold, when contracts, goosebumps occur
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 Sensory nerve fiber |
Takes info to brain
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Eccrine sweat gland
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In hypodermis, secrete sweat to cool the body
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Pacinian corpuscle
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Deeper in dermis, tells brain about vibrations and movement
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Artery
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Takes nourishment into skin
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Vein
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Sends toxins out of skin
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Adipose tissue
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Fat tissue, helps with temp control and shock absorption, under skin
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Root hair plexus
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Bottom of every hair follicle, tells you what is happening to hair
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