Layers and Layers
Skin Cells & Glands
Touch Receptors
Pathologies
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100
What layer is the epidermis is only found on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet?
Bonus - what is another name for layer?
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100
What do keratinocytes secrete that waterproofs the skin?
Keratin
100
Which receptor is also known as the tactile corpuscle and detects light pressure?
Meissner Corpuscle
100
What is another name for a fungal infection?
Tinea
100
Another name for lice
Pediculosis
200
Which layer of the skin is known as "true skin"
Dermis
200
Which substance gives the skin its golden color?
Carotene
200
Which receptor detects heavy pressure and continuous touch?
Ruffini
200
Describe Psoriasis
a chronic disorder where skin cells regenerate every few days. Rather than 21, causing red patchy layer on certain body parts
200
Benign clump of fat cells
lipoma
300
Which layer of the skin is considered to be avascular, receiving its blood supply from the deeper layers.
Epidermis
300
Which type of gland produces oil?
Sebaceous
300
Which receptor detects deep pressure, vibration and stretch?
Pacinian
300
Another name for bed sores or pressure injuries
Decubitus Ulcers
300
What mechanism does the skin use to regulate temperature?
Sweating
400
What is another name for the subcutaneous layer?
Hypodermis, Superficial Fascia
400
What are the two types of sudoriferous glands, describe them.
Eccrine - secrete water perspiration
Apocrine - smelly glands, occur when we hit puberty
400
Which type of receptor detects extreme changes in temperature?
Nociceptor
400
A single boil is known as....
a group of boils are known as...
furuncle
carbuncle
400
What type of cell triggers and immune response?
Dendritic or Langerhan cell
500
Collagen constitutes what percentage of the dermis?
70%
500
Which type of cell produces pigment that contributes to skin color?
Melanocyte
500
Which type of receptor wraps around follicles and resembles a net or web?
Hair Root Plexus
500
Which type of skin cancer is the most common?
Basal Cell Carcinoma
500
Describe three structures of the nail
Nail Def: compact keratinized cells that form the thin hard plates found on the distal surface of the fingers and toes.
Lunula - crescent shaped white area at the nail base
Cuticle- tough ridge of skin growing from the base of the nail
Free edge- most distal part of the nail, trimmed as a result of nail growth