Ingumentary System

Baldness

One of the large dermal exocrine glands located inthe axilla and genital areas. It secrets sweat that, in action with bacteria, is responsable for human body odor.

The deepest region of the epidermis. It gives rise to all the epidermal cells

Structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue

Band of the epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate

Middle layer of the skin

Outermost layer of the skin

The skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails

Layer of the skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

A fat cell

The half-moon-shaped, white area at the base of a nail

Major pigment that gives the skin color. It is formed by the melanocytes in the eppidermis

Oil-secreating gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles

Fat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis

Mushroom-like growth extending on a stalk from the surface of mucous membrane

Diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling

A contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritis

Hypertrophied, thickened scar tha occurs after trauma or surgical incision

The ourermost layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened, keratinized (horny) cells