Membranes
This covers and lines membranes
What is Epithelial Membrane?
This is made up of stratified squamous epithelium that is capable of keratinizing.
What is epidermis?
The pigment that ranges in color from yellow to brown to black.
What is melanin?
Oil glands
What are sebaceous glands?
This burn leaves the skin red and swollen.
What is a first degree burn?
What is Serous Membrane?
This is below the epidermis and is made up of dense connective tissue.
What is the dermis?
This layer of the skin helps prevent water loss from the body surface.
What is keratin?
Small band of smooth muscle cells that connect to each side of the hair follicle to the dermal tissue.
What is arrector pili?
Inflammation of hair follicles and sebaceous glands.
What are boils and carbuncles?
What is Synovial Membrane
These cells produce keratin.
What are keratinocytes?
Both collagen and elastic fibers are found in this layer.
What is the dermis?
This structure is transparent and nearly colorless, but looks pink because of the rich blood supply.
What is the nail?
The letter "A" in ABCD rule.
What is asymmetry?
This is your skin.
What is cutaneous membrane?
The deepest cell layer of the epidermis.
What is the stratum basale?
These cells are associated with sensory nerve endings and serve as touch receptors.
This is the term for sweat gland.
What is sudoriferous gland?
Letter "D" in ABCD rule.
What is diameter?
This is serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs.
What is peritoneum?
The deepest layer of the skin and contains irregularly arrange connective tissue fibers.
What is the reticular layer?
This layer has no blood supply of its own.
What is the epidermis?
What is the cutaneous gland?
This is the most deadly form of skin cancer and makes up 5% of skin cancer cases.
What is malignant melanoma?