What is protection, regulation of body temperature, prevention of water loss, house sensory receptors, synthesize various biochemical (vitamin D)
100
This disease is characterized by pale patches of skin.
What is vitiligo
200
This is the type of cell in the epidermis that results in our skin tone
What is melanocyte
200
This sensory receptor in the dermis senses light pressure
What is meissner's corpuscle
200
This is what causes body odor
What is bacteria feasting on apocrine sweat glands
200
This type of burn involves only the epidermis
What is first degree
200
What is the genetic disorder where the person has a lack of pigment?
What is albinism
300
These are the five layers of the epidermis
What is stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum corneum
300
These are the two main glands in the dermis
What is sebaceous and sweat glands
300
This is what hair is made of
What is keratinized skin cells
300
This is why our hair turns color when we age
What is loss of melanin
300
A man has come in to the doctor's complaining of hair loss. What is his ailment?
What is baldness
400
This type of epithelial tissue makes up the epidermis
What is stratified squamous epithelial
400
What is the sensory receptor that detects deep pressure?
What is pacinian corpuscle
400
This is how goosebumps form
What is the arrector pili constract
400
This type of burn results in the loss of nerves. People with this burn typically do not feel pain.
What is third degree burn
400
A 30-year old woman comes in with a complaint of itchy, blistering red skin. It has been reoccurring, and the woman thinks it may be due to something that she eats.
What is eczema
500
Cells that reach the stratum corneum are this
What is dead and keratinized.
500
This is how fingerprints form
What is the dermal papillae (extensions of dermis into the epidermis).
500
Describe a sebaceous gland. What type of exocrine gland is a sebaceous gland (holocrine, apocrine, merocrine?)
What is cells fill with fat and then burst. Produces sebum. Empties onto the hair follicle. It is a type of holocrine gland.
500
This skin problem can result from the overproduction of sebum
What is acne
500
This disease is caused by a fungus that causes itchy, flaky skin.