Definitions
Skin
Skin II
Skin disorders
Skin disorders II
100
A medical term to refer skin
What is dermat/o or cutane/o?
100
A hard protein material that adds to the protective nature of the skin is
What is keratin?
100
The skin is attached to deeper tissues and organs by the
What is subcutaneous tissue?
100
medical term for baldness?
What is alopecia?
100
Pustular eruptions of the skin caused by an over production of sebum
What is acne?
200
Skin assists in the synthesis of Vitamin ____.
What is Vitamin D?
200
The pigment produced by cells in the epidermis that gives skin its color is
What is melanin?
200
Epidermis is nourished by blood vessels in ______
What is dermis?
200
Painful blisters-what type of burn?
What is second degree burn?
200
a breakdown of collagen and elastic fibers leads to the formation of
What is wrinkles?
300
Physician specializes in skin disorders
What is dermatologist?
300
what is epi?
What is above?
300
Name of the glands that produces oily secretion.
What is sebaceous glands?
300
excessive shedding of dead skin cells
What is dandruff( Seborrheic dermatitis)?
300
Painless burns-what degree?
What is third degree burns?
400
Main functions of the skin are____
What is protection, thermal regulation, sensory perception and synthesis of vitamin D?
400
Layers of the skin.
What is epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue?
400
Medical term for sweat.
What is perspiration?
400
Silvery scale leisons due to excessive skin cell production
What is Psoriasis?
400
what is the treatment of third degree burns?
What is skin grafting?
500
Meaning of the term integument
What is to cover?
500
which layer of the skin lacks blood vessels?
What is epidermis?
500
what is the purpose of formation of goose bumps?
What is thermal regulation? to reduce heat loss.
500
common and least harmful type of cancer?
What is basal cell carcinoma?
500
Type of tissues in dermis
What is aerolar and dense irregular connective tissue?
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