Skin Test Flashcards
(38 cards)
When someone turns blue
Cyanotic
What vitamins is produced by sunlight
Vitamin D
Who would be at the greatest risk for skin cancer
Light skin, over 40 years old
To produce pigment, color
Melanin
Oily waxy substance
Sebum
Cheeks turn red, what layer turned them red?
Dermis layer
Function of arrector pill line muscle
Makes hair stand
Stratum corneum
On top, old
Stratum basale
On bottom, new
On diagram, coiled up snake
Sweat gland
Attached to hair follicle
Sebaceous gland
Subcutaneous is made up of?
Adipose
Hardens, waterproof
Keratin
Which is not a function of the Skin
Lower blood pressure
Outer layer of skin
Epidermis
Inner layer of skin
Dermis
Where do the cells of the skin reproduce mitotically
Stratum basale
What is the name of the masses of the connective tissue you beneath the inner layers of skin?
Subcutaneous
Layer of skin that contains blood vessels that supply blood to skin
Subcutaneous
What is an accessory organ of the skin
Nails, sweat glands
Which type of gland is usually associated with hair follicles
Sebaceous gland
Hair is composed of
Dead epidermis cells
Active growing part of the fingernail
Lunula
Sweat gland associated with the regulation of body tissue
Eccrine
