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From Integumentary System

Root of the hair embedded in the skin.

Type of melanin that produces brown and black pigmentation.

Tactile (Meissner's) Corpuscles

Receptors that detect light touch.

Region of nail growth located beneath the base of the nail.

Type of melanin that produces yellow and red pigmentation.

Lamellated (Pacinian) Corpuscles

Receptors that detect deep pressure and vibration.

Eccrine Sweat Glands

Most common sweat glands, found all over the body.

Fat tissue in the hypodermis that insulates and stores energy.

Base of the hair follicle where cells divide and produce the hair shaft.

Eponychium; tissue at the base of the nail that protects the matrix.

Also called subcutaneous layer, consisting of fat and connective tissue.

Connective Tissue

Fibrous tissue supporting the skin and other organs.

Sebaceous Glands

Glands that produce sebum (oil) to lubricate skin and hair.

Free Nerve Endings

Pain receptors (nociceptors) and temperature receptors.

Cluster of cells at the base of the hair follicle containing capillaries.

Pigment contributing to the yellow-orange coloration of the skin.

Deepest layer of epidermis responsible for cellular regeneration.

Hard, keratinized extensions at the tips of fingers and toes.

Arrector Pili Muscle

Small muscle attached to hair follicles causing hair to stand up.

Visible part of hair extending from the follicle.

Hard, visible part of the nail.

Cutaneous Blood Vessels

Blood vessels located in the dermis supplying oxygen and nutrients.

Stratum Corneum

Outermost layer of epidermis composed of dead, flattened skin cells.

Stratum Granulosum

Layer of epidermis where keratinization begins.

Ruffini Endings

Receptors that detect skin stretch and finger position.

Hemoglobin

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Oxygen-carrying protein in blood responsible for the red coloration of skin.

Did you know? Your skin is not just a physical barrier, but also an important sensory organ that communicates with the brain.