Systems
Anatomical Planes
Layers of the Skin
Do you know your TA's
Clinical Correlates
100

This system enables the production of offspring. 

What is the reproductive system? 

100

The plane that separates the body into upper and lower halves. 

What is the transverse plane?

100

The top layer of the skin, aids in water retention and protection from the external environment. 

What is the Stratum Corneum? 

100

The program your TAs are a part of.

What is GMES 

100

A burn that destroys the entire thickness of the skin. 

What is third degree?

200

This system secretes hormones. 

What is the endocrine system?

200

This plane separates the body into anterior and posterior halves. 

What is the frontal/coronal plane? 

200

"thick skin" this layer of skin is found only in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. 

What is Stratum Lucidium?

200

Your TAs are alumni of this university. 

What is Texas Tech University? 

200

This burn only affects the epidermis. 

What is 1st degree

300

This system returns body fluids to the bloodstream. 

What is the Lymphatic system?

300

This plane separates the body into right and left halves. 

What is the sagittal plane? 

300

In this layer, cells begin to flatten out as they turn into keratinocytes and lose cellular structure. 

What is the Stratum Granulosum?

300

The year your TAs graduated from Undergrad. 

What is 2023?

300

This burn is characterized by blister formation. 

What is 2nd degree

400

This system pumps the heart, moves materials through the digestive tract, and moves the body. 

What is the muscular system? 

400

This plane separates the body into planes that are neither perfectly vertical nor horizontal. 

What is the oblique plane? 

400

This layer is the thickest part of the epidermis and contains Langerhans cells of the immune system

What is Stratum Spinosum?
400
This subject was the undergraduate major of both of your TAs. 

What is General Biology?

400

Squamous cell carcinoma is the overproduction of epithelial cells in this layer of skin. 

What is the stratum spinosum?

500

This system protects, eliminates waste, and helps regulate body temperature. 

What is the integumentary system? 

500

This plane runs top to bottom but separates the body into unequal left and right halves. 

What is the parasagittal plane? 

500

This layer of the skin contains melanocytes and Merkel cells responsible for sensing touch. 

What is the stratum Basale?

500

This is TA YaYa's real name.

What is Yaizeth?

500

This autoimmune condition results in patches of skin containing zero melanin. 

What is vitiligo?