Diseases of the Skin
Georgia is experiencing patches of hair loss. What is the name of her condition?
What is Alopecia.
On the first sunny day, Jessica went to the lake and forgot her sunscreen. She returned with redness but no blisters, what degree burn did she get?
What is first degree burn?
What is the difference between the hair shaft and the hair root?
What is: the hair shaft is dead, the hair root is alive?
What was the FIRST U.S. State & the LAST U.S. State to be created? (100 points each)
What is: Delaware and Hawaii?
This skin disorder is caused by a herpetic virus and causes blistered sores around the oral cavity.
What are cold sores?
The integumentary system is the body's first line of defense against harmful substances. This is an example of which function of the integumentary system.
What is protection?
What is the layer of stratum corneum that overlaps part of the nail?
What is: the cuticle
How many countries have teams in the 2022 World Cup?
What is: 32 teams
Melissa's skin lesion has irregular borders, is dark in color, and is increasing in size. She visited a tanning bed frequently in the past. She should be evaluated for:
What is melanoma?
Which type of tissue is mainly used to create scar tissue during proliferation and remodeling of the skin?
What is: collagen fibers?
The inner most layer of the skin made of Adipose tissue
What is the subcutaneous or hypodermis layer
What European capital city does the River Seine flow through?
What is: Paris?
Mr. Muench was making mac & cheese for dinner (...again) and accidentally dropped the pot of water and burnt his foot! What type of burn did Mr. Muench receive?
What is: a second degree burn?
Made of Keratin, the part of this structure that is outside the epidermis is not living tissue
What is the hair?
Merocrine sweat glands have one primary function. What is it?
What is: producing sweat that is secreted through pores onto the skin to cool the skin?
Qatar is a peninsula-country bordering ONLY which other country? (3 sides are water, one side is a border)
What is: Saudi Arabia?
The evaporation of perspiration enables which function of the integumentary system
What is the regulation of body temperature (homeostasis)?
The nerves, blood vessels, and glands are mostly located in which layer of the skin
What is dermis?
What is the name of the vestigial muscle (in humans) that contracts and makes our hair stand up straight?
What is: the arrector pili?
What type of music has been shown to help plants grow bigger and faster?
What is: Classical music?
Basal Cell Carcinoma begins in what epidermal layer?
What is the Stratum Basale?
What purpose does Melanin have in our skin?
What is: UV protection (vitamin D absorption --> bone strength)
The pigment that gives color to the skin has a special name. What is that name AND what is the main function?
What is melanin--and it protects the skin from UV damage.
The type of sweat glands that produce an odor when their secretion mixes with bacteria (often in the armpits) are called....
What are Apocrine sweat glands?
What is the second biggest U.S. Fast Food restaurant? (1st = McDonalds, the interwebs say #2 is Starbucks, but I'm not counting it)
What is: Subway?