Anatomy
The outermost layer of the skin
What is the epidermis?
Cells that produce keratin.
What are keratinocytes?
These are dangers related to burn injuries.
What is dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, or infection?
Tumors that are cancerous.
What is malignant?
The portion of the hair that extends out of the skin surface.
What is the hair shaft?
The deepest layer of the skin, composed of adipose tissue.
What is the hypodermis?
Cells found in the epidermis that are many layers thick to provide protection from the external environment.
What are stratified epithelium?
The degree of burn that only results in reddening of the skin and blistering.
What is a first-degree burn?
The most common and least malignant cancer.
What is basal cell carcinoma?
The small band of smooth muscle attached to every hair follicle.
What is arrector pili?
The layer of the epidermis only found in the palms of hands and soles of feet.
What is the stratum lucidum?
The substance released from sebaceous glands.
What is sebum?
The rule used by medical professionals to determine the severity of burns.
What is the rule of nines?
The most dangerous type of skin cancer.
What is malignant melanoma?
The central core of a hair follicle composed of mostly air space.
What is the medulla?
The type of sweat gland that is found in the axillary and genital regions of the body. Produces body odor due to bacteria growth.
What is the apocrine gland?
What are the papillae?
The degree of burn that results in full-thickness damage and blanching/blackening of the skin.
What is a third degree burn?
What are neoplasms?
The white crescent portion at the base of the nail.
What is the lunula?
The deepest layer of the dermis containing connective tissue and blood vessels.
What is the reticular layer?
Another term for "bruise".
What is "hematoma"?
A burn situation that would be categorized as a critical injury event.
- Over 30% of body has 2nd degree burn
- Over 10% has 3rd/4th degree burn
- Over 10% burn to hands/feet/face/genitals
- Any burn to airway
- Circumferential burn
The "E" in the ABCDE rule when recognizing melanoma.
What is "evolution"?
The molecule responsible for varying hair color.
What is melanin?