h Flashcards
epidermis
outer most layer, has melanine,sheds and replaces
subcutaneous/hypodermis
innermost layer fat tissues,connects skin to underlying muscles used for body temp
sudoriferous glands
same as sweat,body cools by sweat
diaphoresis
sweating
sebaceous glands
oil gland, we need glands for skin and hair
Alopecia
baldness
hair follicles
cavity or sac that surrounds the root of the hair
body production
vitamin D
melanin
brownish/black tone
carotene
yellow tone
albino
skin pigment,pinkish tint, hair yellow,white
jaundice
yellow eyes causes liver, and gal bladder issues
Erythema
redness
cyanosis
blue,lack of oxygen
macules
flat spots exp-freckle
papules
firm raised area like a mole
vesicle
blister,fluid filled sac exp-burn
pustules
puss filled sac exp-acne pimple
crusts
(scab) area of dry puss or blood
wheals
itchy elevated area with a irrgular shape exp-bug bite
ulcers
deep loose of skin surface that can go into the dermus
cyst
closed sac with a membrane that develops abnormal in the body structur filled with semi solid liquid
low fowler
25 degrees
basal cell carcinoma
a cancer of the basal cells in the epidermis