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Skin Anatomy
Skin Functions
Skin Diseases/ Pigmentation
Medical Terminology
Cells/Tissues
100
The largest organ of the body.
What is skin?
100
Main function of the skin.
What is protection (of underlying tissue)?
100
Disease due to lack of melanocytes.
What is albinism?
100
Term for a cut or scrape.
What is an abrasion?
100
The powerhouse of the cell.
What is the mitochondria?
200
The outermost layer of the skin.
What is the epidermis?
200
True or false: Skin provides 100% protection from the sun.
What is false?
200
The medical name for hairloss.
What is alopecia?
200
The medical term for a freckle.
What is a macule?
200
Organelle that is digests materials, sort of like a garbage disposal.
What is a Lysosome?
300
Name of the part of the epidermis where new cells form.
What is the stratum basali?
300
Layer of the skin that stores adipose tissue.
What is the subcutaneous layer?
300
The medical name for reddened skin.
What is Erythema?
300
The prefix meaning heat/burn.
What is caut- o?
300
These are synthesized in the Golgi Apparatus.
What are carbohydrates?
400
DAILY DOUBLE!! The amount of hairs a human loses per day. (approximation)
What is 40 to 100 strands?
400
The main reason for the regulation of body temperature. (the compound)
What is water (H2O)?
400
Name at least two symptoms of eczema.
What are itchiness, skin reddness, blisters, dry or scaly skin, and infection?
400
Term for the rash you get from an allergic reaction.
What is a wheal?
400
A bone is this type of tissue.
What is connective tissue?
500
The weight of the skin.
What is approximately six pounds?
500
This happens to the nerves in your skin with svere burns.
What is impairment?
500
The disease you may get if you have had chickenpox.
What is shingles?
500
DAILY DOUBLE!! The larger version of a vesicle.
What is a bulla?
500
The "bodyguard" of the cell. Controls what enters and leaves the cell.
What is the cellular envelope (cellular membrane)?