Module 6

Question 1

vernix caseosa

Answer 1

covering for babies produced by sebaceous glands

Question 2

meibomian glands are specialized ___

Answer 2

sebaceous glands

Question 3

where do sebaceous glands open to?

Answer 3

hair follicles

Question 4

where do sudoriferous glands open to?

Answer 4

the outside through pores

Question 5

eccrine glands definition

Answer 5

a type of sweat gland found all over the body
used for cooling

Question 6

apocrine glands examples

Answer 6

specialized sweat gland
armpits and groin (become active with puberty)
ceruminous, ciliary, mammary

Question 7

cuticle definition

Answer 7

extension of stratum corneum that seals the space between nail plate and skin

Question 8

does the dermis contain blood vessels/nerves? what about the epidermis?

Answer 8

the dermis does, but the epidermis does not

Question 9

what type of tissue is the dermis?

Answer 9

dense, irregular connective

Question 10

what type of tissue is the subcutaneous?

Answer 10

areolar connective and (variable amounts of) adipose tissue

Question 11

meissner corpuscle

Answer 11

light touch sensory receptor

Question 12

pacinian corpuscle

Answer 12

pressure sensory receptor

Question 13

addison’s disease

Answer 13

malfunction of adrenal gland
affects melanocytes causing bronze skin

Question 14

keloid

Answer 14

excess collagen production from scar formation leading to raised surface masses

Question 15

macule with examples

Answer 15

flat, <1cm
ex: measles, freckles

Question 16

papule with examples

Answer 16

firm, raised, <1cm
ex: chickenpox, syphilis, pimple

Question 17

vesicle with examples

Answer 17

blister, <5mm
ex: chickenpox, shingles

Question 18

excoriation

Answer 18

scratch

Question 19

superficial burns involve

Answer 19

epidermis only

Question 20

superficial partial thickness burns involve

Answer 20

epidermis and superficial dermis (skin can blister)

Question 21

deep partial thickness burns involve

Answer 21

epidermis and superficial/deeper dermis (may be less painful due to nerve damage, also causes sweat gland and dermal capillary damage)

Question 22

full thickness burns involve

Answer 22

all skin layers and sometimes subcutaneous tissue/underlying structures (likely need skin graft)

Question 23

impetigo

Answer 23

type of bacterial, contagious disease of staphylococcus
causes blister-like lesions with pus
can be fatal for newborn

Question 24

verruca

Answer 24

wart
viral skin infection usually of HPV group

Question 25

urticaria

Answer 25

acute inflammatory disorder hives temporary wheals (red patches)

Question 26

atopic dermatitis

Answer 26

acute inflammatory disorder recurrent bouts of eczema beginning in childhood

Question 27

pemphigus

Answer 27

chronic inflammatory disorder formation of bullae caused by separation of epidermal cells from underlying tissue layers fatal unless treated with immune suppressant

Question 28

lupus erythematosus

Answer 28

inflammatory autoimmune disease of connective tissue SLE involves skin and other organs while DLE is skin only rough,raised,violet papules

Question 29

scleroderma

Answer 29

systemic sclerosis chronic inflammatory disorder idiopathic overproduction of collagen early sign is raynaud phenomenon