Peach
What is another term for diplomacy?
Tact
What kind of lesion is characterized by flat, nonpalpable changes in skin color?
Primary
The name for the basic unit of matter
Atoms
The study of hair and its diseases
Trichology
A fatty material used to lubricate and keep other substances on the skin
Emollient
What are the two types of joints?
Movable and immovable
Blocked follicles cause which condition?
Keratosis pilaris
A substance that dissolves a solute
A solvent
What type of tissue stores energy?
Adipose/fat
The most sensory nerve fibers in the skin are located in _________
The fingertips
The layer of the epidermis that contains cells filled with keratin that resemble little grains
Stratum granulosum
What is the term for pink eye?
Conjunctivitis
What are emollients comprised of?
Lipids
Where is the lunula found?
Nail
The type of melanin that is red and yellow in color is called __________.
Pheomelanin
What condition related to circulation causes the skin under the nails to turn purplish or blue?
Cyanosis
The term for the build up of dead skin cells from not shedding?
Retention hyperkeratosis
What portion of the muscle is attached to another muscle or joint?
Origin
The glands that are most closely connected to the regulation of blood pressure?
Adrenal glands
The white blood cell that digests and kills bacteria and parasites with its enzyme is called a __________.
Leukocyte
Your forehead sweating is caused by which glands? (Apocrine or eccrine)
Apocrine
The largest of the cranial nerves
Fifth
The gland that affects sexual development, sleep, and metabolism.
Pineal gland
What gland regulates calcium?
Parathyroid gland
What two methods are combined in the hair removal method known as the blend?
Thermolysis and galvanic electrolysis