skin layers
nails and hair
glands/pigments
burns/ random things
cancer and last pigment
100
The very bottom layer of the dermis containing fat cells
What is the hypodermis or sub Q layer
100
the white crescent area located over the nail matrix
What is the lanule?
100
Hair color is due to the pigment of ?
What is melanin?
100
a superficial burn that affects the top layer of skin, causing redness, pain, and dryness
What is a first degree burn?
100
This type cancer is the
most dangerous and deadly type of skin cancer
This type cancer is the
most dangerous and deadly type of skin cancer
What is melanoma?
200
the outermost layer of skin in epidermis, and it's responsible for protecting the body from water loss and unwanted materials
What is stratum corneum?
200
The part of the hair that projects from the surface of the scalp or skin?
What is the hair shaft?
200
contribute to skin color by providing a reddish hue depending on blood flow, essentially acting as a visible indicator of oxygen levels within the skin's blood vessels
What is hemoglobin?
200
How we diagnose how much of the body is burned is through the rule of____________
What is the rule of nines?
200
he most common type of skin cancer, accounting for about 80% of all cases. It starts in the basal cells of the lower epidermis,
What is basal cell carcinoma?
300
functions as the primary site for new skin cell production in the epidermis, constantly dividing to replenish the outer layers of the skin by pushing older cells upwards as new ones are generated
What is stratum basale?
300
main part of nail
What is the nail body?
300
Carotene gives skin a yellow or orange tint, especially in people with low levels of melanin
What is carotene?
300
type of burn that involves injury to epidermis and upper region of dermis and is red and blistered and painful
What is a second degree burn?
300
Second most common cancer often looks like a red firm bump, scaly patch, or a sore that heals and then re-opens.
What is squamous cell carcinoma?
400
reduces friction between the stratum granulosum and stratum corneum
What is stratum luciderm?
400
rounded portion of the bottom of the hair follicle
What is the hair bulb?
400
microscopic oil-producing glands that secrete sebum
what is a sebatious gland?
400
this muscle is attached to every hair follicle and is in use when you get goose bumps
What is the arrector pili muscle?
400
a mnemonic device used to help identify signs of skin cancer, particularly melanoma
What is the ABCDE rule
500
essentially acting as the "workhorse" layer of the epidermis where most keratin production begins;
Waht is stratum spinosum?
500
~outside covering of the hair shaft
~made of overlapping scales
~heavily coated in keratin
What is the hair cuticle?
500
primarily function of this gland is to regulate body temperature by secreting sweat onto the skin's surface, which then evaporates and cools the body down
What is an eccrine gland?
500
Which vitamin is synthesized by the skin?
What is vit D?
500
What pigment makes you waterproof?
What is Keratin?