#integumentary_system__integumentarysystem the skin and its appendages supertype: #system.body_part a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion" part: #tegument__skin__cutis__cuti a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" part: #epidermis__cuticle the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates part: #epidermal_cell__epidermalcell any of the cells making up the epidermis part: #stratum_corneum__stratumcorneum__corneum__horny_layer__hornylayer the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off part: #stratum_lucidum__stratumlucidum the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles part: #stratum_granulosum__stratumgranulosum the layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or (on the palms and soles) just under the stratum lucidum; contains cells (with visible granules) that die and move to the surface part: #stratum_germinativum__stratumgerminativum__stratum_basale__stratumbasale__malpighian_layer__rete_Malpighii the innermost layer of the epidermis part: #skin_cell any of the cells making up the skin part: #dermis__corium__derma the deep vascular inner layer of the skin part: #macule__macula a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases part: #freckle__lentigo a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin part: #liver_spot__liverspot a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin part: #whitehead__milium a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland part: #blackhead__comedo a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin part: #pore.duct any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal part: #scab the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion part: #sweat_gland__sweatgland__sudoriferous_gland any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration part: #free_nerve_ending microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor part: #Pacinian_corpuscle a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals part: #wrinkle__furrow__crease__crinkle__seam__line a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" part: #hair dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head); helps prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair" part: #hairline the natural margin formed by hair on the head part: #widow's_peak__widow'speak a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead part: #part.line a line where the hair is parted; "his part was right in the middle" part: #sebaceous_gland__sebaceousgland__sebaceous_follicle__sebaceousfollicle__glandulae_sebaceae__glandulaesebaceae a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin part: #nail.horny_structure horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits part: #lunule__half-moon__lunula the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail part: #matrix.animal_tissue the formative tissue at the base of a nail
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