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Skin
Accessory Structures
Physiology
Burns
Skin Cancer
100
The foundation the skin rests on
What is the hypodermis
100
This is a characteristic common to all mammals. Its called fur when it covers most of the body
What is hair
100
The pigment that absorbs U.V light and protects underlying structures from its damage.
What is melanin
100
Another word for edema
What is swelling
100
Where basal cell carcinoma begins in the epidermis
What is the stratum basale
200
The layer of skin made up of dense connective tissue
What is the dermis
200
The part of hair that protrudes above the surface of the skin
What is the hair shaft
200
The thing that protects the ends of your fingers and toes from damage
What is the nail
200
The type of burn that damages the epidermis and dermis
What is a second-degree burn
200
Another word for the spreading of cancer
What is metastasize
300
The projections that extend towards the epidermis from the upper part of the dermis
What is dermal papillae
300
The smooth muscle associated with each hair follicle. Responsible for goose bumps.
What is arrector pili
300
The type of epithelium of the skin that helps protect underlying structures against abrasion
What is stratified squamous
300
Used to prevent complications and speed the healing of burns
What is skins grafts
300
The type of skin cancer that arises from melanocytes
What is malignant melanoma
400
The layer of stratum that under goes mitotic divisions every 19 days
What is stratum basale
400
The scientific name for the cuticle
What is the eponychium
400
Important because the rate of chemical reactions in the body can be increased or decreased due to this
What is body temperature
400
The type of animal that skin for skin grafts is often taken from
What are pig
400
Another word for an aggregation or "nest" or melanocytes
What is a mole
500
This surrounds and coats the stratum corneum, and helps prevent fluid loss through the skins
What is lipids
500
The part of the nail that if damaged, the nail will not grow back
What is the nail matrix
500
The organ that does the final modifying of the precursor of vitamin D occurs before it forms active vitamin D
What are the kidneys
500
This is what has to be destroyed for a burn to be painless
What is sensory receptors
500
The type of skin cancer that occurs in cells that undergo little to no cell division
What is squamous cell carcinoma