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Skin
Its skin
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| makes new skin cells to replace old cells | Germinativum/Stratum Basale |
| outermost/top layer that is shed constantly – dead cells | Stratum corneum |
| top most layer of skin | Epidermis |
| Tough, Leathery Fibrous Connective Tissue; Only Part Vascularized (just below the epidermis) | Dermis (corium/true skin) |
| Sebaceous glands aka ____ glands | oil glands |
| Sudoriferous glands aka _____ glands | sweat glands |
| Superficial Fascia; Mostly Fat (Insulate & Absorb Shock); Anchors Skin to Underlying Structures | Subcutaneous (Hypodermis) |
| The skin function that responds to pain, pressure, temp (hot/cold) & touch | Sensory Perception |
| ______ vessels help retain or lose heat | Blood vessels |
| to get larger (excess heat escapes through skin) | Dilate |
| to get smaller (heat is retained in body) | contrict |
| help cool body through evaporation of perspiration | Sudoriferous glands |
| certain medications that can be absorbed through the skin | transdermal meds. |
| The function that helps body eliminate salt, waste & excess water & heat with perspiration | Excretion |
| What vitamin does the skin produce? | Vitamin D |
| What does the skin need to produce Vitamin D? | UV light |
| This are Keratinized/dead epidermal cells | Nails |
| This is made of Keratin | Hair |
| Permanate hair loss | Alopecia |
| Part of the hair that projects from the skin | Shaft |
| Part of the hair embedded in the skin; shape determines whether hair is straight or curly | Root |
| This gives hair and skin color | Pigment |
| The type of pigment that is brown or black | melanin |
| The type of pigment that is red or yellow | carotene |
| Sweat glands help to regulate the ________ of the body. | Temperature |
| This glands help keep hair and skin from becoming dry and brittle; slows water loss during dry weather | Sebaceous/Oil Glands |
| absence of color pigments | Albino |
| bluish skin | Cyanosis |
| yellow discoloration | Jaundice |
| reddish color | Erythema |
| flat spots = freckles | Macules |
| firm raised = pimples | Papules |
| blisters – fluid filled = chx pox | Vesicles |
| pus filled = acne | Pustules |
| dried pus/blood = scabs | Crusts |
| itchy elevated with irreg. shapes = insect bites/hives | Wheals |
| deep loss of skin surface | Ulcer |
| inflammation of sebaceous glands | Acne Vulgaris |
| fungal infection of the foot | Athlete’s foot |
| This are types of _____ _______ Basal cell, Squamous cell, and Malignant melanoma | Skin Cancer |
| inflammation of skin caused by an allergic reaction/irritant | Dermatitis |
| noncontiguous disease caused by stress, diet, soaps or meds | Eczema |
| contagious disease caused by strep or staph | Impetigo |
| silver scales, no cure | Psoriasis |
| fungal infection that appears as a ring shape | Ringworm |
| Viral infection, large pustules | Verrucae/Warts |
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