skin cancers
Homeostatic imbalances of the skin
Cell types
functions of the skin
structures of the skin
100
This type of skin cancer is the most common among skin cancers
Basal cell carcinoma (it is also slow growing, rarely metastasizes, and has a full cure in 99 percent of cases)
100
Inflammation of the hair follicle and sebaceous glands, commonly caused by bacterial infections such as Staph
boil or carbuncle
100
What cell type is this?
simple cuboidal
100
Name at least one way the skin protects us from bacterial infections
1. if the skin is unbroken, it provides a barrier
2. The skin is acidic
3. the skin contains phagocytes
100
This layer isn't technically a skin layer, but is deep to the dermis
The hypodermis or subcutaneous layer
200
This is a scientific method that refers to the movement or spread of a cancer
metastasize
200
The medical term for this skin condition is tinea pedis and is a fungal infection
athletes foot
200
What cell type?
simple columnar
200
What is in the skin that helps protect us from UV damage
melanin
200
Is the epidermis considered avascular or vascular?
avascular
300
This type of skin cancer appears as a spreading brown or black patch
malignant melanoma (appears in 5% of skin cancers, metastasizes rapidly to surrounding lymph and blood vessels)
300
A chronic skin condition, characterized by overproduction of skin cells that results in reddened epidermal lesions covered with dry, silvery scales that itch, burn or crack. Probably autoimmune
Psoriasis
300
What cell type?
pseudostratified columnar
300
This protein found in skin cells helps to keep you from "desiccation"
keratin
300
This is another term for the oil glands found in the skin
sebaceous glands
400
Squamous cell cancers arise out of which layer of the epidermis?
stratum spinosum
400
Caused by a staph infection, this refers to a skin condition that is commonly found in younger school aged children. It is seen as having pink, water filled lesions that develop a yellow crust and eventually rupture
impetigo
400
What cell type and where do you think it is located?
Stratified squamous epithelium of the skin
400
Your skin works with sunlight to produce what vitamin?
Vitamin D
400
Name the 2 layers of the skin
dermis and epidermis
500
What does each letter in the ABCD rule stand for?
A for asymmetry
B for border irregularity
C for color
D for Diameter
500
Name one of the three ways that a burn can be considered critical
1. over 25% of the body has second degree burns
2. over 10% of the body has third degree burns
3. there are third degree burns of the face, hands or feet
500
Would you find this layer in your skin or in your serous membranes?
serous membranes. Remember, the skin is stratified squamous.
500
Your skin acts as an excretory system by helping us get rid of these two things:
urea and uric acid
500
Name the 5 epidermal layers found in thick skin and in order from outermost to innermost layer
stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosum, stratum spinosum, stratum basale