Question

1. The skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails are called.

2. What are the functions of the integumentary system?

3. What is the outermost, thin cellular membrane of the skin?

4. What is the thick, fat-containing tissue layer?

5. What are at the root forming the color of one’s hair?

6. What functions does hair have?

7. Why do people have so many sweat glands?

8. Do sebaceous glands make hair feel oily?

9. What is a Person with skin deficient in a pigment called?

10. What is the large dermal exocrine glands in the axilla and genital areas called?

11. What is the deepest region of the epidermis; gives rise to all the epidermal cells?

12. What is the middle layer of the skin?

13. What is the outermost layer of the skin?

14. What is the skin pigment formed by melanocytes in the epidermis?

15. What is the hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails?

16. What is the oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles?

17. The Flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis are called what?

18. Skin arranged in layers are called?

19. Which combining form refers to the same color as jaundice?

20. The absence of hair where it normally grows.

21. What are blue-black marks on the skin?

22. What are small pinpoint hemorrhages on the skin called?

23. What is an acute allergic reaction with red, round wheals on the skin?

24. What are papular and pustular eruption of skin with increased production of sebum?

25. An injury to tissue due to heat, chemical, electric shock, lightning, or radiation. Second degree burn (left) and third degree burn (right).

26. What is a diffuse acute infection of the skin?

27. What is the death of tissue with loss of blood supply?

28. What is chronic recurrent dermatosis with silver gray scales that itch?

29. What is : chronic and progressive disease of the skin with hardening of connective tissue?

30. What is an infection of the skin caused by a fungus?

31. What is loss of pigment in areas of the skin?

32. What is a callus?

33. What is a keloid?

34. What is a malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis?

35. What is a malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells of the epidermis?

36. What are the ABCD’s of malignant melanoma?

37. What type of treatment destroys tissue with subzero temperatures using liquid nitrogen?

38. A type of treatment that destroys tissue by burning with electric spark.

39. All suspicious-looking tissues removed from the body are sent to the pathology lab for analysis. Why?

40. A doctor who specializes in skin care is called?

Answer 1

1.Appendages

2.Following are the functions of integumentary system:-

Protection from Microorganism, dehydration, ultraviolet light, mechanical damage

Sense pain, temperature, touch, deep pressure

Allows movement

Vitamin D production by skin

Excretion of Water, urea, ammonia

Helps alert the body of pathogens

Regulation of Temperature

3.Stratum corneum.It is the most superficial part of epidermis.

4.Hypodermis.It is also called subcutaneous layer.

5.Melanin is responsible for color of hair.Eumelanin gives people black or brown hair and pheomelanin, gives people red hair.

6.Following are the functions of hair:-

Protection
Regulation of body temperature
Facilitation of evaporation
As sense organs

7.We have so many sweat glands because they help in many ways like regulation of temperature and removal of waste by secreting water, sodium salts, and nitrogenous waste such as urea on the skin.So they are very essential for the body

8.Yes.Sebaceous glands secrete a substance called as sebum.This sebum makes our hairy shiny as well as protect the hair from damage also.

9.Albino.It is a genetically inherited condition

10.Apocrine glands.These are responsible for characteristic body odor

11.Stratum basale.it is also referred as stratum germinativum

12.Dermis

13.Epidermis

14.Melanin

15.Keratin

16.Sebaceous Glands

17.Squamous epithelium

18.Startified Epithelium

19.Xanth/o

20.Alopecia

21.Bruises.Also called ecchymosis

22.Petechiae

23.Urticaria or hives

24.Acne

25.Burns

26.Cellulitis

27.Gangrene

28.Psoriasis

29.Scleroderma

30.Tinea Corporis or Ringworm

31.Vitilligo.It results in white patches in different areas of skin.

32. Callus are thick, hardened layers of skin that form when the skin faces a lot of friction and pressure.Oftenly they develop on the feet ,toes ,hands and fingers

33.Keloid are raised scar which occur when the skin has healed after an injury.These keloid are generally benign and are non contagious.

34.Basal cell carcinoma.

35.Squamous cell carcinoma

36.ABCDE of Malignant melanoma is mentioned below:-

A: Asymmetry-one half of the mole doesn’t match the other
B:Border - irregularity
C:Color that is not uniform
D:Diameter- more than 6 mm
E:Evolving size

37.Cryotherapy

38.Dermabrasion.

39.All suspicious looking tissue are sent to pathology lab to make a confirmed diagnosis to what a patient is suffering from.Like in the case of cancers biopsies are sent to the pathology lab.

40.Dermatologist.