Skin
Spell the largest organ system
Integumentary
Top layer of skin
epidermis
surgery using the local application of intense cold to destroy unwanted tissue
cryosurgery
skin hair and nails
Integumentary
absence of melanin
albinism
What are the 3 layers of the skin?
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis
The tube-like structure that keeps your hair in your skin
hair follicle
spread to other sites in the body is called
metastasize
brain and spinal cord
Nervous system
medical term used to describe excessive, abnormal sweating in relation to your environment and activity level
Diaphoresis
Has a much thicker layer than epidermis
dermis
These glands produce sebum (oil) and give your face its oil
sebaceous glands
medical term for shingles
herpes zoster
nose trachea lungs
respiratory
technical term for earwax
cerumen
inflamation of the skin
dermatitis
Who will you see for skin problems
Dermatolgists
the word element -scopy means
to view
cartilage ligaments
skeletal
a microscopic exocrine gland in the skin that opens into a hair follicle to secrete an oily or waxy matter, called sebum
sebaceous gland
What is the fatty part called in hypodermis
Subcutaneous
how many needles do the mosquito have?
what do the mosquito do before sucking blood?
6
spit on victims
A cream that would relieve itching due to allergies
corticosteroid
thyroid
endocrine
send signals from one individual to another of the same species.
pheromones