Unit 3 Integumenary Vocab

layer of skin between the epidermis and hypodermis includes nerve endings, glands, and hair follicles

• dermis

• subcutaneous membrane

• dendritic cells

• lipocytes

skin cells that initiate an immune system response to the presemce of foreign bacteria

• epidermal dendritic cells

• epidermis

• dermis

• keratin

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outer layer of skin

• epidermis

• hypodermis

• dermis

• lipocytes

The layer of skin beneath the dermis which serves as a storage repository for fat

• dermis

• hypodermis

• lipocytes

• edpidermis

enveloping organ of the body that includes the epidermis, dermis, sudoriferous and sebaceous glands, nails and hair

• integumentary system

• skin

• enocrine

• exocrine

tough protein found in hair, skin and nails

• keratin

• sebum

• markel

• melanocytes

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cells within the epidermis that produce keratin

• keratinocytes

• keratin gland

• lipocytes

• lipo gland

fat cells

• lipocytes

• lipidocyte

• blubber

• sebum

pigment that protects the body against harmful effects of ultraviolet ray damage from the sun

• melanin

• melanocytes

• melantonin

• sebum

specialized cells in the skin that produce melanin

• melanocytes

• lipocytes

• markelcytes

• paplilary layer

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