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____ Sweat is produced in sweat glands.

____ Sweat comes out through tiny pores.
____ Body hairs grow in follicles in the dermis.
____ Hairs help protect, regulate body temperature, and facilitate evaporation of perspiration.
____ Under the skin is a layer of fat. This keeps the body warm, absorbs shocks, and helps hold the
skin to all the tissues underneath.

Here is the list of adjectives to describe skin condition:
cracked : damaged and showing irregular : not even or balanced
lines on the surface from in shape or

having split without arrangement
coming apart.

crusty : having or acting as a hard itchy : having or causing an
outer layer or covering itch
flaky : breaking or separating scaly : (of skin) dry and

easily into small thin pieces flaking
inflamed : (of a part of the body) red sore : (of a part of one's
or swollen as a result of body) painful or

inflammation aching

Listen to the conversation between a doctor and a patient about skin infections.

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