Tissue

Question 1

ABCD (&E)

Answer 1

The key warning signs for melanoma:
Asymmetry
Borders
Color
Diameter
Evolving

Question 2

Apocrine Gland

Answer 2

• Glands found in the axilla (armpit), groin, areolar breast tissue, and beard area on men.
• Glad secretions begin at puberty
• secretion is viscous/milky fluid with an odor that is created by traces of lipids and proteins known as pheromones

Question 3

Basement Membrane

Answer 3

Thin connective tissue layer to which epithelium is attached

Question 4

burn that reaches the hypodermis

Answer 4

Third degree burn, also called full thickness burns

Question 5

Dermatitis

Answer 5

An umbrella term meaning skin inflammation

Question 6

elastic

Answer 6

having the ability to return to an original shape after being stretched

Question 7

Epidermis

Answer 7

Outermost layer of skin
made of stratified squamous epithelium

Question 8

Homunculus

Answer 8

A neural map used to represent the density of sensory receptors in specific body regions and matches them to the area and proportion of the brain dedicated to processing functions for that region.

Question 9

Nociceptor

Answer 9

pain receptor

free nerve ending that is sensitive to chemical, thermal, or mechanical damage to tissues

Question 10

Parietal layer

Answer 10

Pertaining to the outer layer of a serous membrane that lines a body cavity

Question 11

Pleura

Answer 11

Serous membrane that lines the thoracic cavity and surrounds the lungs

Question 12

Reticular Region

Answer 12

• Deep region of dermis that attaches the cutaneous membrane to the fat tissue below.
  -Made of disorganized fibrous connective tissue that has collagen and dermal fibroblasts

Question 13

Sebaceous gland

Answer 13

Oil gland located in the skin

Question 14

Sebum

Answer 14

Oily secretion of the sebaceous glands that is released onto the surface of the skin

Question 15

Serous Fluid

Answer 15

Fluid secreted by a serous membrane

Question 16

superficial fascia

Answer 16

Fat and areolar connective tissue that lies between the dermis and underlying tissues and organs
Also known as hypodermis or subcutaneous layer

Question 17

arrector pili

Answer 17

Small muscle attached to hair follicle; hair stands up straight when it contracts.

Question 18

synovial fluid

Answer 18

fluid secreted by the connective tissue membrane that lines any diarthrotic joint

Question 19

What is a burn that affects the epidermis called?

Answer 19

First Degree Burn

Question 20

Stratum corneum

Answer 20

the outermost layer of the epidermis

Question 21

Dermis

Answer 21

Layer of skin between the epidermis and subcutaneous tissues

Question 22

Senses vibrations

Answer 22

Mechanoreceptor

Question 23

Melanin

Answer 23

Dark pigment that determines skin and hair color

Question 24

Serous membrane

Answer 24

Epithelial membrane that folds to cover organs and line a cavity without openings to the external environment

Question 25

Cutaneous receptor

Answer 25

Sensory receptor located in the skin

Question 26

Senses light touch

Answer 26

Merkel Disc

Question 27

Papillary region

Answer 27

Superficial region of the dermis that contains blood and lymph vessels and cutaneous receptors.

Question 28

Hypodermis

Answer 28

Fat and areolar connective tissue that lies between the dermis and underlying tissues and organs; also known as the subcutaneous layer or superficial fascia.

Question 29

Visceral layer

Answer 29

Serous membrane layer that surrounds an organ.

Question 30

We have 100 per square inch of skin

Answer 30

Sebaceous (oil) glands

Question 31

Senses deep pressure

Answer 31

Pacinian Corpuscles (egg shaped receptors)

Question 32

Keratin

Answer 32

A type of protein found on epithelial cells, Keratins help form the tissues of the hair, nails, and the outer layer of the skin.

Question 33

nail plate

Answer 33

The part that we call the nail is also known as the “nail plate.”
is mostly made of the hard substance called keratin

Question 34

sudoriferous gland

Answer 34

small tubular glands or sweat glands

Question 35

You have more than 20,000 per square inch of skin

Answer 35

Sensory receptors

Question 36

stratum granulosum

Answer 36

Also known as the granular layer in the epidermis, actively replaces their cytoplasm with keratin, has specialized granules in the keratinocytes that release lipid secretion which gives water-resistant quality

Question 37

Langerhans cell

Answer 37

specialized immune cells to help skin protect the body from organisms that penetrate the epidermis

Question 38

synovial membrane

Answer 38

connective tissue membrane that surround joints of the skeletal system

Question 39

Senses tissue distortion

Answer 39

Ruffini’s Corpuscles. This sensory receptor branches out horizontally from a thin fibrous base, like branches of a tree.

Question 40

urticaria

Answer 40

skin reaction that causes red itchy bumps, also known as Hives

Question 41

stratum basale

Answer 41

Deepest layer if epidermis

Question 42

sensory receptor

Answer 42

Variety of sensory organs that respond to stimuli and produce our general senses

Question 43

pheromone

Answer 43

Cluster of cells on tip of nose

Question 44

corpuscle

Answer 44

a small body or mass that forms a distinct part, such as a sensory receptor at a nerve terminal.

Question 45

reason for grey hair

Answer 45

Fewer melanocytes mean a lack of pigment in the hair, resulting in a silvery-gray color.

Question 46

eccrine gland

Answer 46

sweat glands that help regulate body temperature and remove waste from the body.

Question 47

dermatome

Answer 47

a specific area of skin that is supplied by a single spinal nerve root.

Question 48

We have more than 700 of these per square inch of skin

Answer 48

Sudoriferous glands

Question 49

Peritoneum

Answer 49

Lines the abdominopelvic cavity

Question 50

Extensible

Answer 50

Having the ability to stretch

Question 51

Stratum Lucidum

Answer 51

A layer of keratinocytes only in the thick areas of skin