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Integumentary System
The Skin
Physiology Textbooks Boundless Anatomy and Physiology Integumentary System The Skin
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Structure of the Skin: Epidermis

Human skin

Human skin

This image details the parts of the integumentary system. 

This image details the parts of the integumentary system. Starting with a hair shaft and sweat pore on top, this picture identifies the contents of the epidermis, which include the arrector pili musicle, sebaceious gland, hair follicle, papilla of hair, nerve fiber, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glan, pacinian corpuscle, vein and artery.

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