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Module 5 Integumentary system

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inthebody Integumentary system
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lifemisalled
cutaneousmembrane
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Intradermalinjections
givenjustbelowtheskin dermis
used for tests
medicationabsorbsquicklybyskin
itself

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indingtwostrucurestogether Hairyyearywhereonbodyexceptpalmssoles nipple
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Hypodermis subcutaneous tissue
madeof looseconnectiveareolar tissueandadipose Dermis
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