Disorders/Disease
What is the medical branch of science that deals with the study of skin, including it's nature, structure, functions, diseases, and treatment?
Dermatology
If a person produces excess amounts of oil, that person would have a problem with what?
Secretion
Regulates normal blood clotting
Vitamin K
Approx 80-85% of our skins aging is caused by ______.
Sun
Milky white spots
Vitiligo
How long is the skin renewal process
25-28 Days
Fights the aging process
Vitamin C
Characterized by piles of material on the skin surface, such as crust or scab, or depressions in the skin surface, such as an ulcer.
Secondary Lesions
The outermost layer of the epidermis is covered with ____, a mixture of water, salts, minerals, and fatty lipids.
Sebum
red patches covered with sliver white scales
Psoriasis
Weakened and fragile capillary walls is known as
Telangiectasias
increased pigmentation on the skin or dark spots that are not elevated.
Chloasma
Supports the overall health of the skin and aids in the health, function, and repair of skin cells. Found in eggs, beef liver, carrots, sweet potatoes, kale, and spinach
Vitamin A
Ringworm of the hand
Tinea manus
which nail grows the fastest
Middle
Depressions running across the width of the nail plate due to a slowing production of matrix cells
Beau's Lines
Damaged skin around the nail plate becomes split or torn
hangnail
Visible redness, pain, swelling
infected finger
a form of dramatically increased nail curvature
Pincer nail
Separation of the nail plate from the nail bed
Onycholysis
Rapidly growing and contagious bacteria that can cause infection.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Medical term for fungal infections of the foot
Tinea pedis
Bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail plate, causing pus, swelling, and redness
Paronychia
Ingown nails of the feet or hands
Onychocryptosis
Fungal infection of the nail plate
Onychomycosis