Terms
This means fat.
What is lipo?
The integumentary system consists of this many layers.
What is three?
If you could spread it out, your skin would cover an area of ___________.
What is two square meters or the size of your bed?
This is a surgical cut in the skin that may be closed with glue, staples, or stitches.
What is an incision?
These appendages protect the fingertips and help make precise movements.
What are nails?
This means heat or temperature.
What is thermo?
This layer consists mostly of fat or subcutaneous tissue.
What is the hypodermis?
Your thick skin can be found on the palms of your hand and bottom of your feet and contains this many layers of skin.
What is five?
This stage of wound healing occurs when the body continues to repair and strengthen the area. You may feel some itching.
What is stage 4?
These glands secrete sebum to help protect and lubricate the skin.
What are sebaceous glands?
This means dark.
What is melan?
This layer is mostly consistent of dead cells.
What is the epidermis?
The ________ radiation in sunlight can damage the epidermis, causing the elastic fibers to clump up.
What is ultraviolet?
This is a contagious bacteria that can cause infections in different areas of the body. The bacteria is commonly found in soil.
What is MRSA?
This is the only vitamin synthesized through the skin.
What is vitamin D?
This means cold or freezing.
What is cryo?
This is the middle layer of the integumentary system.
What is the dermis?
The papillary layer of your dermis contain "friction ridges" that we know as this.
What are finger prints?
This condition is caused by little mites that get under the skin and is highly contagious.
What is scabies?
This layer of the skin helps with temperature control and is a passageway for nerves and blood vessels.
What is the hypodermic or subcutaneous layer?
This means glands.
What is adeno?
This muscle located in the dermal layer, is responsible for goosebumps.
What is the arrector pili?
The cutaneous sensory receptors are also referred to as this.
What are corpuscles?
This is the most common but least malignant form of skin cancer.
What is basil cell carcinoma?
These glands are everywhere except on the palms of your hands and soles of your feet.
What are sebaceous glands?