Skin, Hair, and Nails Lecture

Question 1

What is the outermost layer of skin

Answer 1

epidermis

Question 2

What are the 2 layers of epidermis

Answer 2

stratum corneum

cellular stratum

Question 3

stratum corenaum

Answer 3

helps protect form harmful envrionmetnal substances, restrictes water loss, closely packed dead squamous cells that contain keratin

Question 4

cellular stratum

Answer 4

both melanin and kertain are formed

Question 5

how long does migration from inner layer to upper layer of cellular stratum take

Answer 5

4 weeks

Question 6

dermis

Answer 6

richly vascular CT layer, contains sensory nerve fivers and autonnomic motor neurons

Question 7

aubcutanous tissue

Answer 7

loose CT filled with fatty celsl

Question 8

2 types of hair

Answer 8

vellus, terminal hair

Question 9

basal cell carcinoma

Answer 9

most common

usually stays local

Question 10

how do you treat basal cell carcinoma

Answer 10

excision, cryotherapy, topical therapy

Question 11

squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 11

second most common

primarily head, neck, and oral

Question 12

actinic keratosis

Answer 12

precanoucerous lesion that can preced squamous cell carconma

Question 13

treatment for squamous cell carcionma

Answer 13

excision, topical, radiation, chemo

Question 14

what causes the most skin cance rdeaths

Answer 14

melamona