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Integumentary System
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Anatomy
11th Grade
10/03/2010

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Term
each hair is formed within a ______
Definition
hair follicle
Term
follicle is indentation of _______
Definition
epidermis
Term
hair is produced at _____ of follicle by ______ covered with ______________
Definition

bottom

 

papilla

 

stratum germinativum

Term
portion of hair within follicle is called __________
Definition
hair root
Term
portion of hair pushed out is called ______
Definition
hairshaft
Term
gray hair has _____ in hair follicle instead of _____
Definition

air

 

pigment

Term
lanugo
Definition
hair on a baby in the womb, shed and swallowed by the baby before birth and is released in the meconium
Term
meconium
Definition
baby's first stool
Term
medulla
Definition
inner core of hair
Term
male pattern baldness results from a combination of _____ and ______
Definition
genetic and testosterone
Term
nails grow by _______ of cells in ___________
Definition

mitosis

 

stratum germinativum

Term
nail growth area is called
Definition
nail matrix
Term
nail plate/body
Definition
visible portion of nail
Term
nail root
Definition
portion of nail under fold of epidermis
Term
nail bed
Definition
area of nail matrix that produces the nail plate/body
Term
lunula
Definition

moon shaped, white area.

 

part of matrix visible through nail

Term
cuticle
Definition

aka eponychium

 

extension of epidermis

 

 

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