Final Exam: Ch. 6

Question 0

The lower layer of the skin, also called the true skin, contains blood vessels and nerves

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Dermis

Question 1

A term that refers to the skin as a membrane

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Cutaneous

Question 2

The outermost layer of the skin

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Epidermis

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The term for the layer of adipose and connective tissue under the dermis

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Subcutaneous

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A protein that covers the outer layer of the skin and makes up hair and nails

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Keratin

Question 5

A sheath in which hair develops

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Follicle

Question 6

A skin disorder in which the skin turns orange due to the ingestion of excess orange pigment

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Carotenemia

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A term that refers to the sweat glands

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Sudoriferous

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A cream cheesy looking covering produced by the sebaceous glands before birth

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Vernix caseosa

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A term that refers to modified sweat glands that produce milk

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Mammary glands

Question 10

A term for the inflammation of the skin

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Dermatitis

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The body system that is composed of skin and it’s associated structures

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Integumentary

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The main pigment of the skin

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Melanin

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Basal cell and squamous cell are types of

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Carcinoma

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The oily secretion from the sebaceous glands

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Sebum

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The thickened, dead, outer layer of the epidermis

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Stratum corneum

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The deepest, activel dividing layer of the epidermis, this is where melanin is produced

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Stratum basale

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Athletes foot is caused by a type of

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Fungus

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Modified sweat glands located along your eyelids that produce oil

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Ciliary

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Another name for a scar

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Cicatrix

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When the body temperature rises, blood vessels in the skin cool the body in a process called

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Vasodilation

Question 21

Another name for baldness

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Alopecia

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A cell that makes melanin

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Melanocytes

Question 23

A fungal infection that results in circular patches on the skin, same as athletes foot, highly contagious

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Tinea (ringworm)

Question 24

This happens to blood vessels in the skin when the body gets cold

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Vasoconstriction

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A highly contagious kin disease caused by staph or stop bacteria that often occurs in children

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Impetigo

Question 26

The sweat and oil gland shave ducts so they are these type of glands

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Exocrine

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Any redness of the skin

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Erythema

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The secretion of the ceremonious glands

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Wax

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A burn that involves both layers of skin as well as subcutaneous layer

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Full-thickness

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Paleness of the skin

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Pallor

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A decubitus ulcer, due to pressure and lack of circulation

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Bedsore

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Another name for atopic dermatitis, characterized. Y intense itching and skin inflammation

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Eczema

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Blueless of the skin

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Cyanosis

Question 34

A burn that involves the destruction of the epidermis only

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Superficial partial-thickness

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Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes this disease

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Chickenpox

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This is manufactured by the subcutaneous layer by exposure to ultraviolet radiation

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Vitamin d

Question 37

A disorder where the skin takes on a yellow color due to too much bile in the blood, occurs when liver is dysfunctional

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Jaundice

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A crack in the skin

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Fissure

Question 39

A general term referring to any disorder of the skin

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Detmatosis

Question 40

A type of sudoriferous gland found everywhere except the groin and armpit, assist in regulating of body temperature

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Eccrine

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A condition in which there is an excess production of fibrous connective tissue, may cause stiffening body parts

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Scleroderma

Question 42

A type of sudoriferous gland that produces a thick sweat containing cellular wastes which causes odor in the groin and armpit areA

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Apocrine

Question 43

Extensions (bumps) of the dermis that are unique to each person and determine your fingerprints, occur where epidermis and dermis meet

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Dermal papillae

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The deeper layer of the skin that is composed of connective tissue with blood vessels, nerve endings,hair follicles, and glands

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Dermis

Question 45

Infection of a sebaceous gland

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Acne

Question 46

Also called the superficial fascia or hypodermis, body fat is stored here

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Subcutaneous layer

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Ulcer

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Sore associated with tissue death

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Macule

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Flat surface lesion, neither raised nor lowered

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Papule

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Firm, raised area, like a pimple

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Vesicles

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Blister, fluid filled

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Pustule

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Vesicles filled with pus, infected

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Excoriation

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A scratch

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Laceration

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Rough, jagged wound