The outer skin layer.
epidermis
Bone-building cells.
osteoblasts
Fragile bones common after menopause.
osteoporosis
Most serious type of skin cancer
Melanoma
Oily secretion from skin glands.
sebum
Long-bone growth zone.
epiphyseal (growth) plate
Child with bowed legs from vitamin D deficiency.
rickets
Painful dermatomal vesicles from latent varicella-zoster virus reactivation.
herpes zoster (shingles)
Non-contagious plaques with silvery scales on elbows/knees.
psoriasis
Which disease is characterized by irregular breakdown and formation of bone tissue?
Paget's disease (osteitis deformans)
Autoimmune joint disease with RF immune complexes and potential ankylosis.
rheumatoid arthritis
Describe symptoms and signs of cellulitis
Clinically, erythema and pitting edema develop, and the skin becomes tender and hot to the touch
What is the cause of warts?
Papillomavirus, most commonly known as human papillomavirus (HPV)
State the main protein and two minerals that give bone flexibility vs. hardness.
collagen (flexibility) and calcium + phosphate (hardness)
What disease causes Median nerve entrapment
CTS Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
What is more contagious rosacea or cellulitis
Both not contagious
Sudden red dome papule with a central keratin plug that may involute but must be distinguished from SCC.
keratoacanthoma
Tuberculosis of bone is caused by which bacterium?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Biopsy in addition to electromyography (EMG) is a diagnostic test for which x-linked disorder?
Duchenne's MD
All of the most common types of dermatophytosis (What it says in the book)
Dermatophytosis occurring on the scalp is called tinea capitis; the body, tinea corporis (ring worm); the nails, tinea unguium; the feet, tinea pedis (athlete’s foot); and the groin region, tinea cruris (jock itch).