Written Flashcards
Papule
A small raised solid pimple or swelling. Usually forming a rash and inflamed but not producing pus.
Acne
A skin condition that occurs when hair follicles become plugged with oil and dead skin
Keratin
A Fibrous protein forming the main structural element of hair.
Beau’s Lines
Depressions running across the width of the nail plate; a result of serious injury.
(Heart failure)
Stratus Spinosum
8-10 cell layers also known as the prickle cell layer. Contains irregular polyhedral cells with cytoplasmic processes.
Hang Nail
Damaged skin attached to the living skin around the nail plate becomes split or torn.
Open comedo
A pale or white topped pustule on the skin.
Stratum Cornuem
The horny layer of the skin.
Statum Granulosum
A think layer of cells in the Epidermis lying above the stratum spinosum and below the stratum corneum
Melanin
A dark brown to black pigment occurring in the hair, skin and iris of the eye.
Collagen
The main structural protein found in skin; widely used in cosmetic treatments.
Plicatured Nail
Sharp bend in one corner of the nail plate, Creating increased curvature.
Epidermis
The surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis.
Dermatology
The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders.
Pincer Nail
A form of dramatically increased Nail Curvature
OnyChomyCosis
Fungal infection of the natural nail bed.
Endocrine system
The glands and organs that makes hormones and releases them into the blood to travel to tissues and organs
Closed Comedo
White heads, the follicle completely blocked.
Sebum
Lubricates the skin to protect against friction and makes it more imperious to moisturize
Sebaceous Glands
A small gland in the skin which secretes a lubricating oily matter into the hair follicles to lubricate skin and hair
Reticular layer
The thick layer of the dermis
Frontal bone
The bone which forms the front part of the skull and upper part of the eye sockets.
Leykonychia
Whitish discoloration of the nails. Usually caused by minor injury to the nail matrix. Not related to body health.
Hypopigmentation
A condition in with the skin is lighter in color than normal.
Exocrine system
A gland that makes sweat, tears, saliva, milk and digestive juices and releases them through a duct or opening to a body surface.
Dermis
Inner layer of the skin
Papillary layer
The thin layer of the skin.
Eumelanin
A type of melanin that is dark brown to black in color.
Pyogenic granuloma
Severe inflammation of the nail, in which a lump of the red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
Bruised nail bed
Dark purplish spots usually due to physical injury.
