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From Integumentary System

Glands in females that produce milk during lactation.

Pigment responsible for skin color.

Apocrine Sweat Glands

Sweat glands found in the armpits and genital areas.

Receptors that detect light touch and pressure.

Papillary Layer

Upper layer of dermis, containing capillaries and sensory neurons.

Ceruminous Glands

Specialized sweat glands in the ear canal that produce earwax.

Sebaceous Glands

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

Lymphatic Vessels

Vessels responsible for transporting lymph throughout the skin.

The body's largest organ, which protects internal structures and regulates temperature.

Type of melanin that produces yellow and red pigmentation.

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

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

Layer below the epidermis providing structure and flexibility.

Ruffini Endings

Receptors that detect skin stretch and finger position.

Reticular Layer

Deeper dermal layer, housing collagen and elastin fibers.

Strands of keratinized cells that grow from follicles beneath the skin.

Stratum Spinosum

Layer providing strength and flexibility to skin.

Free Nerve Endings

Pain receptors (nociceptors) and temperature receptors.

Stratum Corneum

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

Skin under the nail plate, supplying nutrients.

Arrector Pili Muscle

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

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

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

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

Part of hair within the follicle, undergoing growth.

Stratum Granulosum

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Layer of epidermis where keratinization begins.

Did you know? The skin can heal itself rapidly when damaged, such as when a cut or scrape causes a scab to form.