THE MONTHLY MED
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Helps trasmit sensory<br />
information, Covers your<br />
whole ody except the palm<br />
of hands and feet.<br />
Is a formal name for “skin”. It has<br />
two layers:<br />
Is the outermost layer of the skin.<br />
Is the middle layer of the skin.<br />
•.Is composed by the<br />
connective tissue<br />
•Is made of collagen and<br />
elastin<br />
•Receives adn regulates the<br />
temperature from tiny blood<br />
vessels<br />
•Has glands<br />
•Has epithelial cells: made of<br />
stratified squamous epithelium<br />
•Covered by a protective layer<br />
of dead cells produced by<br />
Underlying Epithelial Cells.<br />
•Keratin, which gets the skin to<br />
be waterproof, and is<br />
produced by the cells.<br />
Is a plate of epidermis at<br />
the end of the fingers.<br />
Sweat glands<br />
Sebaceous glands<br />
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Melanin is an epithelial cell skin<br />
pigment. It is produced by a<br />
cell called melanocyte<br />
The more melanocyte, the darker the<br />
skin color<br />
<strong>THE</strong> <strong>MONTHLY</strong> <strong>MED</strong><br />
Salivary glands<br />
Mammary glands
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