Recognize common inflammations and infections of the skins
Skin inflammation caused by exposure to poison ivy poison oak or poison sumac leaves
Ivy dermatitis
Skin sore or abrasion produced by scratching or scraping
Excoriation
Technical term for freckles
Lentigines
Outermost protective layer of the skin
Epidermis
Also known as a birthmark
Nevus
True or false: eczema is contagious
False
Give an example of a macule.
Freckle or liver spot
An abnormal brown colored or wine colored skin discoloration with a circular or irregular shape
Stain
Subcutaneous tissue also known as _______ tissue is a layer of fatty tissue found below the dermis
Adipose
Skin disorder characterized by light abnormal patches: is caused by a burn scar, inflammation or congenital disease that destroys the pigment producing cells.
Leukoderma
True or False: Both forms of herpes simplex are contagious and require medical treatment
TRUE
A thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue that will for along any type of scar for people susceptible to these.
Keloid
Also known as a birthmark
Nevus
True or false: the reticular layer is the deepest layer of the dermis which supplies the skin with oxygen and nutrients
True
Benign keratin filled cysts that appear just under the epidermis and have no visible openings. Resembles sesame seeds
Milia
The general term for an inflammatory condition of the skin
Dermatitis
An itchy swollen lesion that can be caused by a blow, scratch, bite of an insect, or the sting of a nettle.
Wheal
Absence of melanin pigment in the body including the skin hair and eyes
Albinism
True or false: the dermis is the outer layer of the skin
False inner layer
Excessive sweating caused by heat or general body weakness
Hyperhidrosis
Chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with coarse silvery scales
psoriasis
Give an example of an ulcer
Chicken pox or herpes
A hereditary condition that causes hypopigmented spots and splotches on the skin that appear milky white
Vitiligo
Lies directly beneath the stratum germinativum of the epidermis
Papillary layer
Least common of the cancers but is 100% fatal if left untreated.
Malignant melanoma