the destructive effects of UV radiation Langerhans cells: arise from the bone marrow and migrate to the epidermis and other areas of the body containing stratified squamous epithelial tissue. Merkel cells: present in small numbers at the epidermal-dermal junction. Associated with a disc-like ending of a sensory nerve fiber‚ called a Merkel disc‚ which functions as a sensory receptor. Layers of the Epidermis: In thick skin (which covers palms‚ fingertips‚ soles of feet) the epidermis consists of
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The Integumentary System Introduction I. Skin and Its Tissues A. Introduction 1. The skin is composed of several kinds of tissues. 2. Skin is a protective covering that prevents many harmful substances from entering the body. 3. Skin also retards water loss and helps regulate body temperature. 4. Skin houses sensory receptors and contains immune system cells. 5. Skin synthesises vitamin D and excretes a small amount of waste products. 6. The two distinct layers of skin
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Body piercing‚ a form of body modification‚ is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body‚ creating an opening in which jewellery may be worn. The word piercing can refer to the act or practice of body piercing‚ or to an opening in the body created by this act or practice. While the history of body piercing is obscured by a lack of scholarly reference and popular misinformation‚ ample evidence exists to document that it has been practiced in various forms by both sexes since ancient
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English 102 21 Sep 2005 Bigfoot: Finally A Reasonable Scientific Inquiry? If you ask anyone on the street‚ they will almost always have an opinion. Does Bigfoot exist? That question has brought much laughter and skepticism in the last fifty years. throughout European history in this country Americans have been presented with eyewitness accounts of hairy wild men‚ roaming the deepest parts of the forest. Numerous foot and hand print castings have been made‚ and home movies shot. Unfortunately
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DERMALOGICA IDI is the difference between a licensed esthetician and a Professional Skin Therapist From Brisbane to Belfast to Boston‚ The International Dermal Institute trains over 75‚000 Professional Skin Therapists every year! That’s because for over 25 years‚ we’ve pushed skin therapist education to its limits‚ literally redefining professional excellence and offering skin therapists a unique opportunity to reach their personal best in the process. We do it by offering the most challenging
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per kilogram of body weight per day (mg/kg/day). The value of CDI could be used to assess the possible entry of heavy metals into the human body. (Lim et al.‚ 2008). According to the result in the table 4.8‚ 4.9 and 4.10‚ the exposure through the dermal contact or absorption have the lowest value compared to the other exposure
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4 Stages of Healing How Do Wounds Heal? Research work on acute wounds in an animal model shows that wounds heal in four phases. It is believed that chronic wounds must also go through the same basic phases. Some authors combine the first two phases. The phases of wound healing are: * Hemostasis * Inflammation * Proliferation or Granulation * Remodeling or Maturation Hemostasis: Once the source of damage to a house has been removed and before work can start‚ utility workers
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ability of physicians to manage specific problems. The most common routes of administration are oral‚ sublingual and buccal‚ rectal‚ parenteral routes‚ intraveneous ‚ intramuscular‚ subcutaneous‚ intradermal‚ ophthalmic‚ intranasasal‚ inhalation‚ dermal‚ and vaginal. Examples of drugs for different routes of administration: ❖ Oral – Lipitor ❖ Sublingual & Buccal – Nitrostat ❖ Rectal – Eucalyptol Suppositories ❖ Parenteral – Calcium Chloride ❖ Intravenous – Morphine
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(---cellular‚ -- cranial) Intra- 2. painful‚ abnormal‚ difficult‚ labored ( -tropy‚ --pnea) Dys- 3. on‚ upon‚ over (-dermal) Epi- 4. one ( -lateral) Uni- 5. below‚ incomplete‚ deficient (- tonic‚ --tension) Hypo- 6. beside‚ beyond‚ around‚ abnormal (-thyroid‚ --lysis) Para- 7. absence of‚ without A‚ an- 8. through‚ across‚ beyond ( -dermal‚ -plant) Trans- 9. many‚ much ( -neuritis‚ -dipsia) Poly- 10. normal‚ good (-pnea) Eu- Section 3: Supply the Suffix Definition
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Abstract. Cassava peel is one of agricultural waste that abundantly found in environment. One approach to utilize this waste is to apply it as filler in natural rubber latex. In this work‚ the cassava peel waste (CPW) was powdered and dispersed in alkanolamide-water dispersion system to modify its surface. The amount of fillers used was 0‚ 5‚ 10‚ 15‚ 20 and 25 phr (part per hundred rubber) and loaded in natural rubber latex (NRL) formulation system. The products then were casted by dipping method
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