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What is the name of the top layer of skin?
epidermis
What is the name of the bottom layer of the skin?
Dermis
A burn that only destroy the epidermis is called a...
1st degree burn
How is cancer defined?
As uncontrolled cell division/mitosis.
What is another word for skin?
Cutaneous membrane and integument
What is the top layer of the epidermis?
Stratum Corneum
In which layer is the hair follicle located?
Dermis
What degree of burn is a full-thickness burn?
3rd or 4th degree burn
What are the three types of skin cancer? You can use abbreviations for your answers.
BCC, SCC, MM
What are cutaneous carcinomas?
Cancer that starts in the skin or epithelial cells.
What is the layer of the epidermis that is only found in the palms and soles?
Stratum Lucidum
Name three accessory structures found in the dermis.
hair follicle, hair, sweat glands, nerves and nerve endings, blood vessels, sebaceous glands, muscle
This degree of burn requires a non-stick bandage to be changed daily.
2nd degree burn
Where in the skin does cell division take place for the epidermis?
In the stratum basale/germanitivum layer.
What is xeroderma pigmentosum?
A condition that prevents a person from making DNA repair enzymes and therefor are more likely to get skin cancer.
It also causes extreme freckling.
What is the middle layer of the epidermis and what type of cells are in that layer?
Stratum Spinosum
What is the name of the muscle attached to the hair follicles?
Arrector pili muscle
What are the four types (related to the cause) of burns?
electrical, radiation/sun, chemical, heat/thermal
What percent of skin cancer are Basal Cell Carcinomas, Squamous Cell Carcinomas, and Malignant Melanoma? Give your answer in the correct order.
80%, 16%, 4%
What is apoptosis?
Programmed cell death which removes cells that have turned cancerous. It protects us.
What is the bottom layer of the epidermis and where does it get its nutrients?
Stratum Basale/Germinativum and from the blood vessels in the dermis.
What is the name of the tissue that makes up most of the dermis?
Areolar Tissue
This degree of burn causes little to no pain, is white to brown in color, extends into the hypodermis.
3rd degree burn
Why is Malignant Melanoma the most dangerous type of skin cancer?
It easily metastasizes (spreads) and often looks like a mole.
What causes a wart and are they contagious?
A virus called HPV causes warts and yes they are contagious if touched.