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produces true sweat; abundant on the palms of hand, soles of the feet, and forehead
  • eccrine (merocrine) sweat gland
  • sebum
  • epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
  • sebaceous glands
yellow to orange pigment that is most obvious in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
  • keratin
  • hemoglobin
  • carotene
  • melanin
method used to calculate the amount of fluid lost as the result of a burn; divides the body into 11 areas, each accounting for 9% of the total body area
  • dermal papillae
  • second degree burn
  • rule of nines
  • stratum spinosum
Which layer of the epidermis is made up of a weblike system of intermediate filaments with flattened keratinocytes that appear "spiny"
  • stratum spinosum
  • stratum lucidum
  • stratum granulosum
  • stratum basale
involves only epithelium; redness, heat (i.e. sunburn)
  • blister
  • first degree burn
  • basal cell carcinoma
  • second degree burn
silvery white scars caused by extreme stretching of the dermis during pregnancy
  • epidermis
  • melanoma
  • hypodermis
  • stretch marks
What is the function of hair?
  • Hair on skin senses insects before they sting or bite; Hair on scalp protects from physical trauma, heat loss, sunburn; eyelashes shield eyes; nose hairs filter particles in the air
  • Regulates body temperature; Produces Vitamin D; Protection from chemical and physical injury: Blood reservoir; Excretion of nitrogenous wastes
  • stores fat, anchors the skin, and acts as a shock absorber
  • shaft and root
produce true sweat plus fatty substances and proteins; found in the axillary (armpit) and anogenital areas of the body
  • sebum
  • apocrine sweat glands
  • mammary glands
  • sebaceous glands
epidermal cell that acts as a macrophage to activate our immune system to destroy foreign substances
  • Langerhans' cell
  • Keratinocyte
  • Melanocyte
  • Merkel cell
the outer layer of the skin made up of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
  • stratum basale
  • sudoriferous
  • epidermis
  • hypodermis
oil glands
  • mammary glands
  • sebaceous glands
  • ceruminous glands
  • apocrine sweat glands
coarse, long hair found on the head, eyebrows, axillary and genital areas: growth stimulated by male sex hormones
  • vellus hair
  • terminal hair
  • melanin
  • alopecia
Which layer of the epidermis is found only in thick skin?
  • stratum spinosum
  • stratum lucidum
  • stratum granulosum
  • stratum basale
Which layer of the epidermis consists of a single row of cells where rapid cell division occurs?
  • stratum lucidum
  • stratum spinosum
  • stratum granulosum
  • stratum basale
epidermal cell that produces keratin
  • melanocyte
  • keratinocyte
  • melanin
  • merkel cell
sensitive touch receptors in the dermis
  • Sebaceous glands
  • Stratum basale
  • Dermal papillae
  • Meissner's corpuscles
destroys the epidermis and part of the dermis; characterized by pain, blisters, swelling, and discoloration.
  • blister
  • first degree burn
  • dermal papillae
  • second degree burn
epidermal cell functions as touch receptors in association with sensory nerve endings
  • Merkel cell
  • Nail
  • Melanocyte
  • Keratinocyte
List the 5 layers of the epidermis in order from the superficial to deepest layer.
  • stratum basale
  • stratum lucidum
  • stratum granulosum
  • stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale
pigment that ranges in color from yellow to reddish-brown to black that is produced when the skin is exposed to sunlight
  • carotene
  • keratin
  • melanin
  • hemoglobin
"horn"
  • Vellus and terminal
  • Papillary and reticular
  • Sebaceous glands
  • Greek meaning of "kera"
tissue damage inflicted by intense heat, electricity, radiation, or certain chemicals, which denature proteins and cause cell death
  • acne
  • burn
  • melanoma
  • blister
an active inflammation of the sebaceous glands accompanied by pimples on the skin
  • melanoma
  • blister
  • alopecia
  • acne
specialized sweat glands that secrete milk
  • ceruminous glands
  • sebaceous glands
  • mammary glands
  • apocrine sweat glands
What are the chief regions of the hair?
  • papillary and reticular
  • vellus and terminal
  • shaft and root
  • epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
scalelike modification of the epidermis that forms a clear protective covering on the dorsal surface of a finger or toe
  • nail
  • mammary glands
  • merkel cell
  • hypodermis
the most dangerous skin cancer
  • melanoma
  • cyanosis
  • basal cell carcinoma
  • melanin
Which layer of the epidermis consists of three to five cell layers with keratinocytes that accumulate granules that form keratin and lipids that provide waterproofing
  • stratum granulosum
  • stratum basale
  • stratum lucidum
  • stratum spinosum
male pattern baldness genetically determined
  • basal cell carcinoma
  • true or frank baldness
  • meissner's corpuscles
  • hair shaft
skin (covering)
  • integument
  • epidermis
  • hypodermis
  • melanocyte
What are the peglike projections on the superior surface of the dermis that indent the overlying epidermis?
  • hypodermis
  • dermal papillae
  • sebaceous glands
  • stratum basale
epidermal cell that produces the brown piment melanin
  • keratinocyte
  • keratin
  • melanocyte
  • merkel cell
What are the two layers of the dermis?
  • vellus and terminal
  • epidermis
  • hypodermis
  • papillary and reticular
the least malignant and most common type of skin cancer
  • cyanosis
  • melanoma
  • alopecia
  • basal cell carcinoma
hair thinning and balding
  • cyanosis
  • acne
  • terminal hair
  • alopecia
the fibrous protein that makes skin waterproof and keeps it strong, also found in hair and nails
  • keratin
  • melanin
  • carotene
  • hemoglobin
Asymmetry, Border irregularity, Color, Diameter, (Elevation)
  • Langerhans' cell
  • Stratum lucidum
  • Stratum basale
  • ABCD(E) rule
pink-red pigment
  • hemoglobin
  • carotene
  • melanin
  • keratin
the separation of the epidermal and dermal layers by a fluid-filled pocket
  • blister
  • second degree burn
  • acne
  • burn
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