Random Skin Q’s
What system is “the skin”?
Integumentary System
What vitamin is manufactured by this system?
Vitamin D
True or False: The dermis is a vascular area.
True
This condition can be acute, inflammatory, and contagious typically caused by staph or strep with yellow crusts.
Impetigo
How many types of burn degrees are there?
Three-- first, second, third
How long is effective for killing germs during handwashing?
20 seconds
Skin prevents the loss of important fluids like ______
Water
What are the three layers of skin we covered in class?
Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous
Viral infection that can be seen as a blister around the face/mouth or in the genital areas
Herpes
Which degree burn is classified by sunburns-- only redness, pain, swelling
First degree
Skin disorders can be what three things?
Can be temporary, intermittent, or permanent
Skin helps to regulate your body _________
temperature
Which layer of the skin would be damaged if you scraped your knee?
Epidermis
What condition deals with partial or complete loss of pigmentation?
Albinism
Which degree burn is classified by blisters?
Second degree
The skin
Which of the following is not a primary function of the skin?
Protection against pathogens, regulation of body temp, or production of RBCs
Production of RBCs
What does a person’s skin look like when their Hemoglobin is low?
Bluish discoloration or pale
Highly contagious fungal infection that can be raised, itchy, crusty circular patches
Ringworm
Why is third degree burns the most dangerous?
Complete destruction of all skin layers, no barrier is left to protect the body.
What four appendages, along with the skin, make up the integumentary system?
Hair, nails, sebaceous glands, sweat glands
When the body temperature rises, how does the skin actively help cool it down?
By sweating
What epidermal cell produces the pigment melanin?
Melanocytes
Type of skin cancer metastasizes to other areas quickly, changes in color or size of a mole
Malignant melanoma
What classification system is used to measure the percent of body burned?
Rule of Nines