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Apocrine Glands: sweat glands in the pubic and underarm areas that secrete thicker sweat, that produce odor when come in contact with bacteria on the skin
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Cut: beneath the skin
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Derm: inner layer of the skin
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Dermis: the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
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Eccrine Galnds: most abundent sweat glands, respond throught life to body temperature elevated by environmental heat or physical exercise.
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Epi: outer layer of the skin
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Epidermis: outer layer of skin
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Eumelanin: Melanin that give brown and black color to hair
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Follic: tubelike depression in which a hair develops
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Hair Follicle: a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair
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Integumentary System: organ system that includes har, skin, and nails and protects the body from pathogens and maintains homeostasis
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Kerat: protein produced as epidermal cells die and harden
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Keratinization: older cells harden in this process, process by which the cells of epidermis become filled with keratin and move to the surface, where they are sloughed off
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Melan: dark pigment produced by certain cells
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Melanin: a pigment that gives the skin its color
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Organ: group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions
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Pheomelanin: melanin that provides natural hair colors from red and ginger to yellow/blond tones
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Seb: Gland that secretes an oily substance
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Sebaceous Glands: secrete sebum (oil) into the hair follicles where the hair shafts pass through the dermis
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Subcutaneous Layer: connective and adipose tissue layer just under the dermis
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Sweat Glands: glands of the skin that secrete small amounts of water to the skins surface