16 Skin Vocab

Question 1

albino

Answer 1

person with skin deficient pigment, melanin

Question 2

apocrine sweat gland

Answer 2

dermal exocrine gland, axilla and genitals, odorless, bacteria create odor

Question 3

5 layers of epidermis

Answer 3

Big snakes grab little children; stratum basale, spinosum, granulosum, lucidum, corneum

Question 4

basal layer

Answer 4

deepest region of epidermis, gives rise to epidermal cells

Question 5

collagen

Answer 5

structural protein found in skin and connective tissue

Question 6

cuticle

Answer 6

band of epidermis at the base and sides of nail plate

Question 7

dermis

Answer 7

middle layer of skin

Question 8

eccrine sweat gland

Answer 8

most numerous sweat producing exocrine gland in the skin

Question 9

epithelium

Answer 9

layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

Question 10

keratin

Answer 10

hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails.

Question 11

lunula

Answer 11

half moon whitish part of nail

Question 12

melanin

Answer 12

major skin pigment, formed by melanocytes in the epidermis. black produce more melanin,, don’t have more melanocytes

Question 13

paronychium

Answer 13

soft tissue surrounding the nail border

Question 14

sebaceous gland

Answer 14

oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles

Question 15

sebum

Answer 15

oily substance secreted by sebaceous gland

Question 16

squamous epithelium

Answer 16

flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis

Question 17

stratified

Answer 17

arranged in layers

Question 18

stratum

Answer 18

a layer

Question 19

stratum corneum

Answer 19

outermost layer of epidermis, consists of flattened keratinized cells

Question 20

subcutaneous layer

Answer 20

innermost layer of skin, containing fat tissue