CVTECH Word Scramble
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Once the scab falls off, a small scar remains in the skin that is formed by this | collagen fibers |
This lubricates skin and hair | sebum |
When babies are in the uterus, they are covered with this cream-cheese like substance that protects their skin from the amniotic fluid. | vernix caseosa |
This is the natural process of cells being lost from the epidermis and replaced by the cells below | exfoliation |
Irregular patches of melanin | freckles |
Cells in the deepest layer of the epidermis that produce the pigment that colors and protects the skin | Melanocytes |
anatomical name for sweat glands | sudoriferous |
These glands produce earwax | ceruminous |
Redness of the skin | Flushing |
the function of the arrector pili muscle in humans | cause goose bumps |
seals the space between the nail plate and the skin | cuticle |
the crescent shaped light area that lies over the growing region of the nail | lunula |
A crack in the skin | Fissure |
A blister or small sac of fluid | Vesicle |
A sore with death of tissue | Ulcer |
A scar | cicatrix |
Excess production of collagen during formation of scar | keloids |
This burn involves epidermis and portions of the dermis; tissue is blistered, broken, and weeping | Deep partial-thickness |
A scratch into the skin | Excoriation |
A birthmark or mole | nevus |
An acute, contagious disease caused by staph or strep that causes blisterlike lesions filled with pus | impetigo |
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