Layers & Structure
I lie below the dermis deep, I store your fat while warmth I keep.
What is the hypodermis (or subcutaneous layer)?
Red and itchy, flaky too — often chronic, patches in view. Found on knees and elbows best — this condition fails the skin cell test.
What is psoriasis?
I’m the system’s first defense — I block out germs with common sense.
What is protection?
My tiny muscle stands hair on end — when you’re cold or fear descends.
What is the arrector pili muscle?
I’m the skin’s first repair scene, I clot the blood and keep things clean. Platelets swarm and swelling grows — which healing stage begins the show?
What is the inflammatory phase?
I’m the middle layer, rich and grand — full of blood and sweat gland land.
What is the dermis?
An overgrowth of keratin cells, raised and rough, where dead skin dwells. Sun exposure made me grow — a pre-cancerous name you should know.
What is actinic keratosis?
With sweat and vessels that constrict, I help control your body’s tick.
What is thermoregulation (temperature regulation)?
I grow from matrix, keratinized — on finger tips and sometimes prized.
What is a nail?
I’m a break in skin, not very deep — I might just sting, and maybe weep. No loss of tissue, red not white — my “stage” is first, but not a fright.
What is a Stage 1 pressure ulcer?
I form tight junctions, layer by layer, I’m the deepest part of epidermal care. Mitosis happens where I live — a basal name is what I give
What is the stratum basale (germinativum)?
A fungal foe that forms a ring — itchy, red, with scaling thing. On the skin or scalp or toe — what condition steals the show?
What is tinea (or ringworm)?
I help you make vitamin D — with sunlight, I work naturally
What is synthesis of vitamin D?
I’m coiled and deep, but sweat I give — to cool you off so you can live.
What is the eccrine (or merocrine) sweat gland?
Collagen builds and new cells sprout — capillaries grow all throughout. Tissue forms, the wound gets tight — I’m the middle healing site.
What is the proliferative phase?
The protein keratin builds me strong — your nails and skin all sing my song. I waterproof and shield your fate — name the skin layer that’s first in state.
What is the stratum corneum?
Blisters form, the skin is red — caused by heat or boiling dread. Painful but no deep tissue harm — what’s this type of burn's alarm?
What is a second-degree burn?
When you touch or feel a bite, I send the brain its pain or fright.
What is sensory reception (or sensation)?
I’m found in skin but part of blood — I fight infection when there’s a flood. I’m immune and roam the dermal bed — scavenging microbes before they're spread.
What is a Langerhans cell?
I'm a wound with jagged edge, cut on glass or rusted wedge. Risk of tetanus, dirt, and pain — what kind of wound earns that name?
What is a laceration?
Two types of sweat glands humans own — one cools you off, one makes scent known. The stinky one lives in the pit — what’s its name? Just answer it.
What is the apocrine gland?
A virus lies inside your nerve, emerges when your stress will swerve. Painful blisters down one side — shingles makes you want to hide
What is herpes zoster?
I keep water in and pathogens out — maintaining balance, there's no doubt.
What is maintaining homeostasis (or barrier function)?
The crescent shape upon your nail — where growth begins and cells prevail.
What is the lunula?
I close wounds with minimal fuss — clean, surgical, no pus or crust. Healing fast with low infection risk — what closure type completes this list?
What is primary intention (healing)?