Anatomy & Physiology
The largest organ in the body.
What is the skin?
Outer and waterproof layer of the skin.
What is the epidermis?
Tiny muscles that connect to the hair follicle.
What are the Arrector Pili Muscles?
A burn involving destruction of the entire skin.
What is a full-thickness burn?
Two of the main types of skin tissue.
What is the Epithelial and connective tissue?
Layer that contains sweat and oil glands.
What is dermis?
The area from which hair grows,
What are hair follicles?
A burn only involving the epidermis.
What is a superficial burn?
The two layers of skin.
Subcutaneous layer is also known as this.
What is hypodermis?
Cells that give color to hair, eyes, and skin.
What are melanocytes?
Inflammation of the subcutaneous connective tissue.
What is cellulitis?
A vitamin that the skin produces.
What is vitamin D?
Adipocytes are known as this.
What are fat cells?
Oily secretion of the sebaceous gland.
What is the sebum.
Circumscribed collection of pus.
What is a abscess?
Two glands of the skin.
What is the sudoriferous glands (sweat glands), and sebaceous glands (oil glands)?
Protein found in the hair and skin.
What is Keratin?
Glands that assist in body temperature regulation.
What are the Sudoriferous glands?
Collection of localized abscesses.
What is a carbuncle?