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Hair Shaft
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The part of the hair seen above the skin.
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Sweat Pore
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The surface opening of the duct of a sweat gland.
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Dermal Papillae
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Extensions of the dermis into the epidermis.
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Meissner's Corpuscle
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A type of nerve ending in the skin.
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Free nerve ending
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Microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are connected to any specific sensory receptor.
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Reticular layer of the dermis
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Consists of dense irregular connective tissue.
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Sebaceous gland
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Glands found in the skin of mammals.
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Arrector Pili Muscle
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The smooth muscle attached to the hair follicle, that upon contraction pulls the hair in a more verticle position.
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Sensory Nerve Fiber
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Nerves that recieve sensory stimuli, such as how something feels and if it is painful.
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Eccrine sweat gland
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A gland located beneath the dermis and it excretes a salty mixture.
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Pacinian Corpuscle
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Fast-conducting, bulb shaped receptors located deep in the dermis.
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Artery
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Muscular and elastic walls that form a network to carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to all parts of the body.
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Vein
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Blood vessel that carries blood back toward the heart.
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Adipose Tissue
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One of the many different types of connective tissue found in the human body
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Root hair plexus
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Tubular extension of an epidermal cell of a root, serving to absorb water and minerals from the soil.
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