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skin and disease

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bluish   cyanosis  
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yellowish   jaundice  
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reddish   eyrthema  
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absence of color   albino  
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yellow / red   carotene  
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brown / black   melanin  
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inherited and deremined by pigments in epidermis of skin   pigmentation  
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oil glands   sebaceous  
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keratinized/ dead epidermal cells   nails  
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made of keratin   hair  
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permanent hair loss   alopecia  
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projects form the skin   shaft  
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embedded in the skin, determines shape   root  
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sweat glands   sudoriferous glands  
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type of apocrine galnd, outer ear, secretes earwax/ cerumen   ceruminous glands  
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UV rays produce   vitamin D  
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topical medication   transdermal meds  
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is a source of energy n the subcutaneous fascia   adipose tissue  
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excess hear escapes through skin (get larger)   dialate  
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heat is retained in body   constrict  
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rewsponds to pain, pressure, temp (hot/cold) and touch   sensory perception  
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superficial fascia mostly fat (insulate & absorb shock)   subcutaneous / hypodermis  
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tough leathery fibroous connective tissue; only part vascularied   dermis  
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germinativum and stratum corneum make up the   epidermis  
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excess hear escapes through skin (get larger)   dialate  
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heat is retained in body   constrict  
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rewsponds to pain, pressure, temp (hot/cold) and touch   sensory perception  
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superficial fascia mostly fat (insulate & absorb shock)   subcutaneous / hypodermis  
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tough leathery fibroous connective tissue; only part vascularied   dermis  
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germinativum and stratum corneum make up the   epidermis  
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make new cells   stratum basale  
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dead cells   stratum corneum  
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flat spots - freckles   macules  
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firm raised - pimples   papules  
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blisters, fluid filled - chicken pox   vesicles  
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pus filled - acne   pustules  
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dried pus/blood - scab   crusts  
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itchy elevated with irreg. shapes - hives   wheals  
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deep loss of skin surface   ulcer  
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inflammation of sebaceous glands   acne vulgaris  
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contagious fungal infection   athletes foot  
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most common type of cancer   skin cancer  
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on the epidermis doesnt spread   basal  
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spepheals spreads quickly   squamous  
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black tumor most dangerous form of cancer   melanoma  
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an inflammation of the skin   dermatitis  
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noncontagious inflammatory skin disorder caused by an allergen of irritant   eczema  
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high contagious skin infection   impetigo  
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chronic noncontagious skin   psoriasis  
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viral infection of the skin   verrucae  
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a highly contagious fungal infection of the skin or scalp   ringworm  
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