Athlete's foot (tinea pedis)
Caused by fungal infection
What is an infection?
100
This classification of cancer does not spread (encapsulated)
What is Benign?
200
Epidermis and upper dermis are damaged
Skin is red with blisters
What is a Second Degree Burn?
200
Blanching
What is pallor?
200
Around the lungs
What is pleura?
200
Are caused by bacterial infections
What are boils and carbuncles and impetigo?
200
This classification of cancer metastasizes (moves) to other parts of the body
What is malignant?
300
Destroys entire skin layer, burned area is painless
Burn is gray-white or black
What is a Third Degree Burn?
300
Yellowing
What is jaundice?
300
Around the heart
What is pericardium?
300
Caused by virus
What are cold sores?
300
This cancer type is
Least malignant
Most common type
Arises from stratum basle
What is Basal cell carcinoma?
400
A way to determine the extent of burns
Body is divided into 11 areas for quick estimation
Each area represents about 9% of total body surface area
What is Rule of Nines?
400
Hematosis
What are bruises?
400
Connective tissue only
Lines fibrous capsules surrounding joints
Secretes a lubricating fluid
What is synovial membrane
400
Cause is unknown
Triggered by trauma, infection, stress
What is Psoriasis?
400
This cancer cell type
Metastasizes to lymph nodes if not removed
Early removal allows a good chance of a cure
Believed to be sun induced
Arises from stratum spinosum
What is squamous cell carcinoma?
500
Tissue damage and cell death caused by heat, electricity, UV radiation or chemicals
What is a Burn?
Bonus points: what are three associated dangers with burns
500
Functions of the skin
What is protects deeper tissues
Aids in body heat loss or heat retention of control by the nervous system
Aids in the excretion of urea and Utica acid
Synthesizes of vitamin D
500
Covers the outside of the organ
What is visceral layer?
500
Most common type of cancer
What is skin cancer?
500
This type of cancer is
The most deadly of skin cancers
Cancer of melnocytes
Metastasizes rapidly to lymph node and blood vessels
Detection uses ABCD rule
What is malignant melanoma?
Bonus point: What do the letters ABCD mean in the ABCD rules