Anatomy & Physiology
the skin, hair, nails, and cutaneous glands
What is the integumentary system?
This is difference between healing by regeneration or fibrosis.
What is the return of normal function?
This is the effect of aging on the epidermis.
What is dryness?
This is the most common cancer, associated with sun exposure
What is skin cancer?
The skin, being the largest organ of the body, is composed mainly of these two layers
What is the skin and the epidermis and dermis?
A subcutaneous injection would enter this layer
What is the hypodermis?
This is the effect of aging on the dermis that causes sagging and wrinkling of the skin
What is loss of connective tissue fibers such as collagen and elastic fibers?
This is the name for cancer of epithelial tissues
This layer is full of dead, keratin-filled cells
What is the stratum corneum of the epidermis?
This rule tells you how much of the body surface has been burned
What is the rule of nines?
This is the effect of aging on the hypodermis.
What is thinning and decreased cushioning and insulation?
This is the most deadly type of skin cancer, malignancy of the pigment-producing cells of the skin.
What is melanoma?
This layer of the epidermis contains melanocytes, and also actively dividing skin cells that replace dead skin cells
What is the stratum basale?
Vitamin D is important for ________
What is calcium absorption?
Impetigo and cellulitis are examples of this.
What are bacterial skin infections?
These are the functions of the skin (name at least 2)
What is water retention, sensation, nonverbal communication, temperature regulation, Vitamin D production, pathogen protection, and UV light protection?