Disease & Disorders
Skin cancer
What is melanoma?
Abnormal condition
What is osis?
Regulates using sweat
What is body temperature?
Birthmarks
What is increased melanin production?
Secretes sebum, sweat, and other waste from all over your body (specific)
What are eccrine glands?
Bacteria, oil, and dead skin build up in the clogged hair follicles.
What is acne vulgaris?
Tough protein
Acts as a barrier to
What is bacteria or sunlight?
Makes up 90% of the epidermis layer
What is keratinocytes?
Skin under the nail plate
What is the nail bed?
Skin pigmentation changing in patches?
What is leukoderma?
Medical term for dark or black.
What is melan?
Integumentary system stores
What is fat or vitamin D?
Samples antigens from surrounding environment for T-cells.
What are langerhans?
Name 1 out of the 2 types of glands
What is eccrine or apocrine?
A skin condition that causes your skin cells to grow rapidly.
What is Psoriasis?
Thick inner layer of skin
What is dermis?
Support another system
What is the immune system?
The bottom layer of skin that helps insulate
What is the hypodermis?
The white, moon shaped part on the nail
What is the lunula?
Genetic condition that causes skin to be dry and scaly.
What is Ichthyosis vulgaris?
Latin word meaning fish.
What is the root word ichthy?
2 organs in the integumentary system
What are skin, glands, hair, nails, or nerves?
Name the 2 cell types
What is melanocytes, keratinocytes, or langerhans?
Glands that ssecret ear wax
What is cermunious glands?