Question | Answer |
fatty, oil secretion of the sebaceous glands of the skin | sebum |
skin w/glands,hair & nails makeup what system | integument |
dark brown/black pigment that gives color to hair/skin | melanin |
inner, sensitive, vascular layer of the skin | dermis |
branch of science dealing w/the skin, it's structures, functions and diseases | dermatology |
wax-like soft brown secretion found in the external canal of the ear | cerumen |
largest organ of the body | skin |
extremely tough protein substance in hair,nails & horny tissue | keratin |
relating to the sense of touch | tactile |
epidermis is also called | false skin |
dermis is also called | true skin |
a layer of the dermis | reticular layer |
which is not a layer of epidermis | papillary |
layers where cells die and granules are present in cytoplasm | stratum granulosum |
not an accessory appendage of skin | erector muscle |
small bundle of involuntary muscles attached to hair follicles | erector pillae muscle |
#17 | dermis |
what part of the hair is visible | shaft |
what part of the hair is embedded in the dermis | hair root |
what is the area underneath the nail called | subungile |
loss of substance in a cutaneous surface | ulcer |
collection of pus under the skin | abcess |
lesion containing melocytes | nevus |
elevation filled w/pus | pustule |
sac which contains any fluid-like substance besides pus | cyst |
small node which is solid and irregular in form | nodule |
a blister | vesicle |
cleft into the skin | fissure |
infection/inflammation of sebaceous glands | acne |
ceruminous glands are located where | external ear canal |
outer layer of skin | epidermis |
most common type of skin cancer | basal cell carcinoma |
epidermis, dermis & subcutaneous are all involved in what degree of burn | 3rd degree |
itching of skin w/no visible lesions | pruritus |
another name for uticaria | hives |
upper portion of dermis has many finger like projections called | papilliae |
a sunburn is considered what degree of burn | 1st |
wart is an epidermal growth caused by what | virus |
hypodermic means | under the skin |
viral disease w/blisters along certain pathways is called | shingles |
integumentay sytems function is to produce what | Vitamin D |
disease caused by blood sucking lice | phthirius |
layer of skin found only in palms/soles | stratum lucidum |
a single sq in of skin on the palm contains how many sweat glands | 3,000 |
a corn is similar to a what | callus |
deepest part of epidermis | stratum germinativum |
another name for a hangnail | paronychia |
how many sweat glands are in the skin | 2-3 million |