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Skin Appendages
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Skin Appendages Hair Nails Glands
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1. Hair Complete body EXCEPT – Lips – Nipples – Palms – Soles of feet
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Hair Shaft = seen above skin Follicle = surrounds hair below surface in epidermis
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Hair Mitosis for hair formation (cells mostly keratin) – Overlap like shingles – Unravel layers = split ends
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Hair
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Split Ends
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Hair Melanocytes - hair color – Melanin with iron = Red hair – Lack of melanin = gray or white hair
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Shape of Shaft Round = Straight hair Oval = Wavy hair Flat = Curly hair
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Hair Papilla – supplies blood supply Alopecia = loss of hair – Genetics
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2. Finger Nails Keratinized cells Densely-packed Lunule = Crescent- shaped area of nail – cell growth below lunula
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Finger Nails
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Sweat Glands Sudoriferous glands Dermal layer Salts and wastes Regulate body temp
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Sebaceous Glands Oil glands Dermal layer FX – Keeps hair and skin soft – Prevents water loss
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