I.S. Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Bacteria and dirt and can build and block the glad. This causes Pimples | Acne |
condition that occurs when persons with normal numbers of melanocytes do not produce melanin | Albinism |
sweat glands that do not become functional until adolescence | Apocrine glands |
a malignant melanoma that originates in the stratum basale. This is most common in skin cancer | Basal cell carcinoma |
The skin is also called___________. it is composed of epithelium or epidermis. | cutaneous membrane |
a portion of stratum corneum extended over the nail | cuticle |
When blood supplies lose oxygen for long periods the blood becomes darker red but the skin takes a bluish color. | cyanosis |
the outermost layer of skin | epdermis |
As sweat evaporates from the skin in hot temperatures it has a cooling effect. | evaporative cooling |
as persons age the pigment production sows and stops resulting in______. | gray hair |
a shaft of dead cells produced and extending from an organ called a hair follicle or root | hair |
lies deep to the epidermis and is not always considerd to be a skin layer | hypodermis |
the white crescent called_________ where blood vessels are found. | lunula |
are present throughout a lifetime. these are found in the greatest numbers of humans. they are scattered all over the body even on the sole of feet and palms of hands | merocrine glands |
________ are composed of a dense mass of dead keratinized cells. found on the dorsal ends of fingers and toes and function in protection from mechanical stress. | Nails |
the _______ is named for the papillae found here. it has a blood and nerve supply. | papillary layere |
the ____ is deep to the papillary layer. this layer contains the protein fibers: elastic fibers and collagen fibers | reticular layer |
oil glands that produce an oily secretion called_______ | sebum |
malignant melanoma that originates in the more superficial layers of the epidermis. | spuamos cell carcinoma |
the skin is divided into layers called______ | strata |
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