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Pigment responsible for skin color.

Eccrine Sweat Glands

Most common sweat glands, found all over the body.

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

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

Lymphatic Vessels

Vessels responsible for transporting lymph throughout the skin.

Type of melanin that produces yellow and red pigmentation.

Stratum Spinosum

Layer providing strength and flexibility to skin.

Receptors that detect light touch and pressure.

Tactile (Meissner's) Corpuscles

Receptors that detect light touch.

Ceruminous Glands

Specialized sweat glands in the ear canal that produce earwax.

Glands that produce sweat to regulate body temperature.

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

Visible part of hair extending from the follicle.

Lamellated (Pacinian) Corpuscles

Receptors that detect deep pressure and vibration.

Outer layer of the skin, providing a barrier against environmental factors.

Root of the hair embedded in the skin.

Sebaceous Glands

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

Fat tissue in the hypodermis that insulates and stores energy.

Skin under the nail plate, supplying nutrients.

Papillary Layer

Upper layer of dermis, containing capillaries and sensory neurons.

Deepest layer of epidermis responsible for cellular regeneration.

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

Apocrine Sweat Glands

Sweat glands found in the armpits and genital areas.

Hard, visible part of the nail.

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

Stratum Granulosum

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Layer of epidermis where keratinization begins.

Did you know? The body sheds millions of skin cells each day, making way for new skin to grow.