You Give the Definition
albin/o
What is white?
White
What is leuk/o or albin/o?
This structure is also known as the "true skin"
What is the dermis?
pachy/o
What is thick?
These glands are responsible for secreting sweat.
What are sudoriferous glands?
melan/o
What is black?
Nail
What is onych/o?
This is the outer layer of the skin.
What is the epidermis?
Plak/o
What is plate?
These 2 areas of the body have the most sweat glands.
seb/o
What is oil?
Red
What is erythr/o?
This is the visible portion of the hair.
What is the shaft?
xer/o
What is dry?
The medical term for an oily secretion.
What is sebum?
hidr/o
What is sweat
Jaundice
What is icter/o?
The pilomotor muscle attaches on the side of the hair follicle and when it contracts, it causes this phenomenon.
What are goosebumps?
Itching
The papillary layer of the dermis contains papillae, ridges within the skin that create these.
What are fingerprints or footprints?
caus/o
What is burn or burning?
Tumor
What is kel/o?
These glands are responsible for secreting oil to lubricate the hair and skin.
What are sebaceous glands?
Hard / hardening
What is scler/o?
Name the 4 functions of the skin
What are protection, regulation, sensation and secretion?