serves as a barrier to the sun's ultraviolet rays and the invasion of pathogens, or germs.
What is protection
100
baldness, a permanent loss of hair on the scalp.
What is alopecia
100
absence of color pigments
What is albino
100
flat spots on the skin, such as freckles
What is macules
200
sudoriferous glands
What is sweat glands
200
help the body retain or lose heat.
What is body temperature regulation
200
transdermal medications
What is medications applied to the skin
200
a brownish black pigment, produced in the epidermis
What is melanin
200
blisters, or fluid-filled sacs, such as those seen in chickenbox
What is vesicles
300
sebaceous glands
What is oil glands
300
the skin has tissues for temporary storage of fat, glucose, water, vitamins, and salts.
What is storage
300
dilate
What is get larger
300
reddish color of the skin that can be caused by either burns or a congestion of blood vessels.
What is erythema
300
firm, raised areas such as pimples and the eruptions seen in some stages of chickenpox and syphilis.
What is papules
400
made of elastic and fibrous connective tissue and adipose tissue, and connects the skin to underlying muscles.
What is subcutaneous fascia or hypodermis
400
certain substances can be absorbed through the skin, such as medications for motion sickness or heart disease and nicotine patches to help stop smoking.
What is absorption
400
constrict
What is get smaller
400
a yellow discoloration of the skin ( can indicate bile in the blood as a result of liver r gallbladder disease. )
What is Jaundice
400
pus-filled sacs such as those seen in acne, or pimples
What is pustules
500
framework of elastic connective tissue and contains blood vessels, lymph vessels, nerves, involuntary muscle, sweat and oil glands, and hair follicles.
What is dermis
500
The skin helps in the production of vitamin D by using ultraviolet rays from the sun to form an initial molecule of vitamin D that matures in the liver
What is production
500
has been called both a membrane and an organ.
What is skin
500
bluish discoloration of the skin caused by insufficient oxygen
What is cyanosis
500
areas of dried pus and blood, commonly called scabs