Cutaneous sensation is made possible by cutaneous skin ____________
What are nerve receptors?
100
Least malignant and most common skin cancer
What is basal cell carcinoma?
100
Three pigments of skin
What ar?e melanin, hemoglobin, and carotene
200
layer of epidermis where mitosis occurs
What is Stratum basale layer?
200
baldness disorder
What is alopecia?
200
Skin acts as this...holding up to 5% of its supply and diverting it to other areas of body if need arises.
What is a blood reservoir?
200
Type of carcinoma which can develop into malignancy if not treated
What is squamous cell carcinoma?
200
epidermis develops from this embryonic layer
What is ectoderm?
300
Fourth layer of epidermis which contain the greatest concentration of Langerhans' cells for immunity
What is stratum spinosum?
300
Protein making up nails
What is keratin?
300
Skin makes this when exposed to sunlight
What is Vitamin D?
300
most dangerous skin cancer; metastatic and resistant to chemotherapy
What is melanoma?
300
mesoderm embryonic tissue develops into these two skin layers
What are the dermis and hypodermis?
400
Epidermal skin layer which is sometimes missing; only found in thick layers of skin
What is Stratum lucidum?
400
Three parts of nails
What are free edge, a body, and a proximal root?
400
These wastes are eliminated through your skin...we call this sweat
What are nitrogenous wastes?
400
Three classifications of burns
What are first- degree, second- degree, and third- degree?
400
Ages of skin's optimal appearance
What are years between 20s and 30s?
500
outermost protective layer of epidermis containing dead keratinocytes
What is stratum corneum?
500
Two factors controlling hair and nail growth
What are nutrition, hormones, and or genetics?
500
Three functions of the skin
What are three of the following... chemical barriers, physical barriers, biological barriers, temperature regulator of body, nerve sensory organ, producer of vitamin D, eliminator of sweat, and blood reservoir?
500
Immediate threat to burn patient include two problems
What are dehydration and electrolyte imbalance due to fluid loss?
500
Two changes in skin as you become a senior citizen
What is slow rate of epidermal replacement, OR thinning or skin, OR proneness to bruising?