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6521456088	Apocrine sweat gland	sweat glands located in the axilla and genital regions: these glands enlarge and begin to function at puberty	0
6521456089	arrector pili	smooth muscles of the skin, which are attached to hair follicles; when contraction occurs, the hair stands up, resulting in "goose flesh"	1
6521460072	basal cell carcinoma	one of the most common forces of skin cancer, usually occurring on upper face, with low potential for metastasizing	2
6521461509	basement membrane	the connective tissue layer of the serous membrane that holds and supports the epithelial cells	3
6521461510	blackhead	sebum that accumulates, darkness, and enlarges some of the ducts of the sebaceous glands	4
6521464768	blister	a baglike fluid-filled elevation of the skin caused by an irritant such as heat, friction, or a chemical	5
6521467386	bulboid corpuscles	small gland located just below the prostate gland whose muscus-like secretions lubricate the terminal portion of the urthra and contribute less than 5% of the seminal fluid	6
6521467387	burns	an injury to tissue resulting from contact with heat, chemicals, electricity, friction, or radiant and electromagnetic energy; classified into four categories, depending on the number of tissue layes involved	7
6521467414	bursae	small, cushion-like sac found alongside joints, cushioning moving bones	8
6521470605	connective tissue membranes	most abudant and widely, distributed tissue in the body, has numerous functions	9
6521476142	cutaneous membrane	primary organ of the integumentary system; the skin	10
6521482698	cuticle	skinfold covering the root of the nail	11
6521482699	cyanosis	bluish appearance of the skin caused by dificient oxygenation of the blood	12
6521482700	dehydration	excessive loss of body water, the most common fluid imbalance, an abnormally low volume of one of more body fluids	13
6521482701	dermal-epidermal junction	junction between the thin epidermal layer of the skin and the dermal layer providing support for the epidermis	14
6521484721	free nerve endings	specialized receptors in the skin that respond to pain	15
6521487793	hair papilla	a small, cap-shaped cluster of cells located at the base of the follicle where hair growth begins	16
6521487794	hypodermis (subcutaneous tissue)	the loose, ordinary (areolar) tissue just under the skin and superficial to the muscles; also called subcutaneous tissue or superficial fascia	17
6521493590	integument	the skin	18
6521497294	integumentary system	the skin; the largest and most important organ of the body	19
6521497295	kaposi sacroma	a malignant neoplasm (cancer) of the skin characterized by purplish spots	20
6521499647	keratin	protein substance found in hair, nails, outer skin cells, and horny tissues	21
6521499648	lamellar (pacini) corpuscle	deep in the dermis. it is capable of detecting deep pressure on the skin surface	22
6521506808	lanugo	the extremely fine and soft hair found on a newborn infant	23
6521508402	lunula	crescent-shaped white area under the proximal nail bed	24
6521510823	malignant melanoma	cancerous growth	25
6521510824	melanin	brown skin pigment	26
6521513069	melanocyte	specialized cells in the pigment layer that produced melanin	27
6521513070	membrane	thin layer or sheet	28
6521516135	mucocutaneous junction	the transitional area where the skin and mocous membrane meet	29
6521518593	mucous membrane	epithelial membrane that line body surfaces opening directly to the exterior and secrete a thick, slippery material called mucus	30
6521518594	mucus	thick, slippery material that is secreted by the mucous membrane and that keeps the membrane moist	31
6521520118	papilla	small, nipple-shaped elevations	32
6521522535	partial-thickness burn	term used to describe both minor burn injury and more severe burns that injure both epidermis and dermis	33
6521525428	peritoneum	large, moist, slippery sheet of serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity (parietal layer) and its organs (visceral layer)	34
6521525429	peritonitis	inflammation of the serous membrane in the abdominoprlvic cavity; sometimes a serious complication of an infected appendix	35
6521529354	perspiration	transplant, watery liquid released by glands in the skin that eliminates ammonia and uric acid and helps maintain body temperature; also known as sweat	36
6521532478	pigment	substance that gives color to the skin	37
6521532479	pleura	the serous of membrane in the thoracic cavity	38
6521534662	pleurisy	inflammation of the pleura	39
6521534663	pores	pinpoint- size opening on the skin that serves as an outlet of a small duct from the eccrine sweat glands	40
6521536023	pressure ulcer		41
6521536024	rule of nines		42
6521539955	sebaceous gland		43
6521539956	sebum		44
6521542300	second-degree burn		45
6521542301	serous membrane		46
6521545958	squamous cell carcinoma		47
6521552233	stratum corneum		48
6521554417	stratum germinativum		49
6521556451	subcutaneous tissue (superficial fascia)		50
6521560896	sudoriferous gland		51
6521560897	sweat		52
6521564271	synovial fluid		53
6521564272	synovial membrane		54
6521568510	tactile (meissner) corpuscle		55
6521571643	third degree, or full-thickness, burn		56
6521571644	visceral portion		57
6522081267	dermis	the deeper of the two major layers of the skin, composed of dense fibrous connective tissue interspersed with glands, verve endings, and blood vessels; sometimes called the true skin	58
6522112176	eccrine sweat gland	small sweat glands distributed over the total body surface	59
6522112177	epidermis	"false" skin; outermost layer of the skin	60
6522117176	epithelial membrane	membrane composed of epithelial tissue with an underlying layer of specialized connective tissue	61
6522119598	first-degree burn	minor burn with only minimal discomfort and no blistering; epidermis may peel but no dermal injury occurs	62
6522119599	follicle	a pocketlike structure, such as the cylindrical pocket from which a hair gowns	63