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Skin
Epidermis
Dermis Subcutaneous Layer
Accessory Organs of the Skin
Skin Disorders
100
Protection, Water Balance, Temperature Regulation, Waste Disposal, Receptor Organs, Blood Reservoir, Vitamin D Production
What are the functions of the skin
100
5 layers of the epidermal layer
What is stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, stratum corneum
100
The part of the dermis that is composed of 80% of the layer
What is the reticular layer
100
The part of the hair implanted in the skin
What is the root
100
Fungal infections
What is athlete's foot and ring worm
200
Most superficial layer
What is the epidermis
200
The outermost layer of the epidermis. Composed of mostly dead keratinocytes.
What is the stratum corneum layer
200
Contents of the dermis
What is the blood vessels, capillaries, lymph vessels, nerves, hair shaft, hair muscles, sweat glands, oil glands, sensory receptors
200
This organ is distributed over most of the surface of the body
What is the hair
200
Painful bacterial infection of the hair follicle or sebaceous gland.
What is a boil
300
Tough, leathery fibrous connective tissue, only partly vascularized
What is the dermis
300
The clear layer of the epidermis that is absent on thin skin and is thickest on soles of feet and palms of hands
What is the stratum lucidum
300
The layer of the dermis that connects epidermis to dermis
What is the papillary layer
300
Consists of dead epidermal cells
What is nails
300
Viral infection that is usually seen as a blister.
What is herpes
400
Superficial fascia, mostly fat, anchors skin to underlying structures
What is the subcutaneous layer
400
The layer of the epidermis that slows water loss from body
What is the stratum granulosum
400
The layer is underdeveloped in babies
What is Subcutaneous
400
Secretes oil
What is the function of subaceous glands
400
The most common type of cancer
What is basal cell carcinoma
500
effects of aging
What is decreased collagen and elastin
500
The layer of the epidermis that is several layers thick and is known as the spiny layer
What is stratum spinosum
500
Items that help skin maintain temperature
What is insulates, vasoconstriction, goose bumps
500
This gland is is under control of the nervous system and can be activated by heat, pain, fever, and nervousness.
What is Sudoriferous glands
500
Measures the percent of body burned
What is the rule of nines