Skin
Accessory Skin Structures
Physiology of the Integumentary System
Skin Cancer
Burns
100
One of the two major layers of skin that is made up of dense connective tissue
What is the dermis
100
Accessory structures include nails, muscles, glands and ____
What is hair
100
The removal of waste products from the body
What is excretion
100
The most frequent skin cancer
What is basal cell carcinoma
100
This is another word for swelling
What is edema
200
This makes up the epidermis
What is stratified squamous epithelium
200
The white colored part on your nail that can be seen in a crescent shape
What is lanula
200
When skin is exposed to UV light it produces this precursor molecule
What is vitamin D
200
Another word for spread
What is metastasize
200
This is the type of burn when some part of the stratum basale remains visible and regeneration of the epidermis occurs from within and on the outsides of the burn area
What is partial-thickness burn
300
Dense connective tissue in the dermis contains fibroblasts, macrophages and ___
What is fat cells
300
The sweat glands that produce a secretion that is mostly water with few salts
What is merocrine sweat glands
300
This structure plays an important role in preventing water loss because its lipids act as a barrier to the diffusion of water
What is skin
300
Develops from cells superficial to the stratum basale
What is squamous cell carcinoma
300
Second degree burn symptoms include redness, pain, edema and ____
What is blisters
400
Keratinization is the process when cells, during their movement, change shape and ____
What is chemical compostition
400
The smooth muscle associated with each hair follicle
What is arrector pili
400
Physiology of the integumentary system includes protection, excretion, temperature regulation, vitamin D production and ______
What is sensation
400
The type of skin cancer that usually appears from a preexisting mole
What is malignant melanoma
400
Burns that are often surrounded by areas of two other burns
What is third degree or full-thickness burns
500
This is the upper part of the dermis that extends towards the epidermis and contain many blood vessels which help the epidermis
What is dermal papillae
500
The only part of hair above the skin
What is hair shaft
500
Body temperature can change the rate of these within the body
What is chemical reactions
500
The most common way the develop skin cancer
What is UV light
500
Third degree burns create one thing that second degree may or may not create
What is scar tissue