Bio II- Vocabulary 1/30 and 2/6

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Rare and often deadly cancer of the melanocytes

Pigment that ranges in color from yellow to brown to black and is produced by special cells in the stratum basale.

The lower dermal layer of the skin; contains blood vessels, sweat glands, oil glands and deep pressure receptors

Sweat glands located mostly in the axillary and genital areas of the body; contain a mixture of sweat and fatty acids and proteins making the secretion occasionally milky or yellowish

Oil glands; produce a solution that is a mixture of oily substances and fragmented cells that keeps the skin soft and moist and prevents hair from becoming brittle

Small bands of smooth muscle cells that contract to pull hair upright and dimple the skin resulting in goosebumps

A burn where only the epidermis and upper dermis are damaged

A burn where only the epidermis is damaged.