In the beginning....
The prefix xeno-
What is FOREIGN?
The weight of adult skin
What is 20 pounds?
Combining form for skin
What is DERMAT/O, DERM/O, or CUTANE/O?
The number of functions of the skin
What is FOUR?
The number prefix bi-
What is TWO?
The prefix allo-
What is OTHER/DIFFERENT?
Humans lose 30,000-50,000 per minute and replace them with new ones
What are SKIN CELLS?
Combining form for light
What is PHOT/O?
The function of skin that acts like a barrier for harmful substances
What is PROTECTION?
What is THREE?
The prefix hypo-
What is UNDER/BELOW
Pigment responsible for color of skin
What is MELANIN?
The combining form for red
What is ERYTHR/O?
What is SWEAT GLAND?
What is FOUR?
What is SLOW?
Leads to skin cancer, used to get a darker skin color
What is TANNING?
What is LIP/O?
Skin gland that produces oil
What is SEBACEOUS GLAND?
The abbreviation tsp
What is TEASPOON/TEASPOON FULL?
What is FAST?
Usual cause of death in infants born without skin
What is INFECTION?
The combining form for hair
What is TRICH/O?
Receptors that detect temperature, pain, touch, and pressure
What are NERVE RECEPTORS?
What is TABLE SPOON?