Anatomy
What is the epidermis
The function of sweat
What is thermoregulation
This condition is caused by excessive oil production and clogged pores
What is acne vulgaris
The crescent shaped portion of the nail
What is the lunula
The visible part of the hair
The lowest layer of skin
What is the dermis
The sebaceous glands produce what?
What is sebum (oil)
This condition is caused by thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive substances
What is a burn?
The outermost hard portion of the nail
What is the nail body
The outermost layer of the epidermis
stratum corneum
A function of vitamin D
What is help absorb calcium
This condition is categorized as autoimmune and results in overproduction of skin cells
What is psoriasis
The highly vascular layer beneath the nail body
What is the nail bed
The portion of the follicle form which hair cells grow
What is the papilla
The lowest layer of the epidermis
What is the stratum basale
What is HTN, osteoporosis and cancers
This condition is caused by UV radiation damaging cells in the stratum basale
What is basal cell carcinoma
The fold of skin at the base of the nail body
What is the cuticle
The muscle that causes hair to stand up
The two layers of the dermis
What is the papillary and reticular layer
The process that happens to cells as they travel from the stratum basale to the stratum corneum
This condition can be characterized as a large brownish spot with darker speckles
What is melanoma
The fold of skin lateral to the nail body
What is the paronychium
The process of hair becoming erect
What is piloerection