Skin Facts
The skin protects the body from this outside environment.
What are germs?
These structures produce sweat.
What is the Sudoriferous Gland?
This tiny muscle is attached to a hair follicle.
What is the Arrector Pili Muscle?
What is the lowest layer of the skin
This is the largest organ of the human body.
The skin provides this type of information when you feel something hot, cold, painful, or rough.
What is sensory information?
Sebaceous glands are usually connected to this structure.
What is the hair follicle?
When the arrector pili muscle contracts, it causes the hair to do this.
What is raise/stand?
A small, raised bump on the skin that is usually red and does not contain pus.
What is a papule?
Toward the front of the body.
What is Anterior?
Sebaceous glands are usually connected to this structure.
What is the hair follicle?
These structures produce oil that helps keep skin from drying out.
What is the Sebaceous Gland?
This layer contains sweat glands
What is the Dermis layer?
A raised skin lesion that contains pus.
What is a pustule?
This layer is found underneath the epidermis and contains blood vessels, nerves, and glands.
What is the dermis?
Dermal papillae act like this.
What is a zipper?
This is the thin, upper portion of the dermis that makes up about 1/5 of the dermis.
What is the papillary layer?
This plane divides the body into left and right portions.
What is the Sagittal plane?
A flat area of skin that has changed color but is not raised.
What is a Macule?
This deeper layer helps insulate the body and stores fat.
What is the Hypodermis?
When skin is exposed to more UV radiation, melanocytes may produce more of this pigment, causing the skin to become darker.
What is Melanin?
These tiny projections extend from the papillary layer toward the epidermis and help connect the two layers.
What are dermal papillae?
Too much sebum combined with dead skin cells can contribute to this common skin condition.
What is Acne?
This plane divides the body into upper and lower portions.
What is the transverse plane?
Farther away from the body's midline.
What is lateral?