Integumentary System

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  1. 3. a small gland in the skin which secretes a lubricating oily matter (sebum) into the hair follicles to lubricate the skin and hair.
  2. 5. make narrower, especially by encircling pressure
  3. 7. superficial reddening of the skin, usually in patches, as a result of injury or irritation causing dilatation of the blood capillaries.
  4. 9. The integumentary system is the largest organ of the body that forms a physical barrier between the external environment and the internal environment that it serves to protect and maintain.
  5. 12. An outer layer or coating formed by the drying of a bodily exudate such as pus or blood; a scab
  6. 17. a dark brown to black pigment occurring in the hair, skin, and iris of the eye in people and animals.
  7. 19. make or become wider, larger, or more open.
  8. 20. an elastic layer of connective tissue
  9. 21. the thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis which forms the true skin, containing blood capillaries, nerve endings, sweat glands, hair follicles, and other structures.
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  1. 1. A macule is a flat, distinct, discolored area of skin
  2. 2. the surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis.
  3. 4. an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane that fails to heal
  4. 6. known as sweat glands
  5. 8. a person or animal having a congenital absence of pigment in the skin and hair and the eyes
  6. 10. a medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, arising from excess of the pigment bilirubin and typically caused by obstruction of the bile duct, by liver disease, or by excessive breakdown of red blood cells.
  7. 11. the partial or complete absence of hair from areas of the body where it normally grows; baldness
  8. 13. a small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus
  9. 14. a small, raised, solid pimple or swelling, often forming part of a rash on the skin and typically inflamed but not producing pus
  10. 15. a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure.
  11. 16. a small fluid-filled bladder, sac, cyst, or vacuole within the body.
  12. 18. a bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood.