chapter 9 the skin structure disorders and diseases

Recognize common inflammations and infections of the skins

100

Skin inflammation caused by exposure to poison ivy poison oak or poison sumac leaves 

Ivy dermatitis 

200

True or false: eczema is contagious 

False 

300

True or False: Both forms of herpes simplex are contagious and require medical treatment 

TRUE

400

The general term for an inflammatory condition of the skin

Dermatitis 

500

Chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with coarse silvery scales 

psoriasis 

leisions of the skin

100

Skin sore or abrasion produced by scratching or scraping 

Excoriation 

200

Give an example of a macule. 

Freckle or liver spot 

300

A thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue that will for along any type of scar for people susceptible to these. 

Keloid 

400

An itchy swollen lesion that can be caused by a blow, scratch, bite of an insect, or the sting of a nettle. 

Wheal

500

Give an example of an ulcer 

Chicken pox or herpes 

identify types of skin pigmentations

100

Technical term for freckles

Lentigines

200

An abnormal brown colored or wine colored skin discoloration with a circular or irregular shape 

Stain

300

Also known as a birthmark 

Nevus

400

Absence of melanin pigment in the body including the skin hair and eyes

Albinism

500

A hereditary condition that causes hypopigmented spots and splotches on the skin that appear milky white 

Vitiligo 

know the anatomy of the skin

100

Outermost protective layer of the skin 

Epidermis 

200

Subcutaneous tissue also known as _______ tissue is a layer of fatty tissue found below the dermis 

Adipose 

300

True or false: the reticular layer is the deepest layer of the dermis which supplies the skin with oxygen and nutrients 

True 

400

True or false: the dermis is the outer layer of the skin 

False inner layer 

500

Lies directly beneath the stratum germinativum of the epidermis 

Papillary layer

discuss disorders of the sebaceous and sudoriferous glamsa and more

100

Also known as a birthmark

Nevus

200

Skin disorder characterized by light abnormal patches: is caused by a burn scar, inflammation or congenital disease that destroys the pigment producing cells. 

Leukoderma

300

Benign keratin filled cysts that appear just under the epidermis and have no visible openings. Resembles sesame seeds 

Milia 

400

Excessive sweating caused by heat or general body weakness 

Hyperhidrosis

500

Least common of the cancers but is 100% fatal if left untreated. 

Malignant melanoma