Vocabulary
Health Problems
Components of Hair, Skin and Nails
Jobs
100
A natural cover like a skin, shell, or rind
What is integument
100
Albinism gives you white skin and this color eyes.
What is red
100
This part of your hair can determine whether it is curly, wavy, or straight.
What is the medulla
100
Nails keep these more sensitive to touch.
What are fingers and toes
200
the outermost layer of skin
What is the epidermis
200
About 15 percent of your hair is in the telogen phase at one time; more if you have this disease.
What is telogen effluvium
200
Your skin, hair, and nails all contain this protein.
What is keratin
200
Hair and skin have melanin, which protects us from this.
What is ultra-violet light
300
the protein that makes up the dermis
What is collagen
300
This layer of skin is infected if you have cellulitis.
What is the subcutaneous
300
Your skin has three layers: the dermis, the epidermis, and this layer of fat cells.
What is the subcutaneous
300
Skin cells makes this fluid to cool us down.
What is sweat
400
the medical term for hair loss
What is alopecia
400
This term is the medical name for the habit pulling out and twisting your hair.
What is trichotillomania
400
The epidermis is made of this type of tissue.
What is epithelial
400
Skin provides protection by keeping foreign particles out of your body and this in it.
What is water
500
This chemical gives you your skin and hair color
What is melanin
500
A person with one albinism gene and one normal pigment gene is called this.
What is a carrier
500
A hair forms at the bottom if a tiny sac called a hair this.
What is follicle
500
When you are cold, a tiny muscle attached to this contracts, making your hair stand up.
What is the hair follicle
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