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What is considered the "true" skin?
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The Dermis
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It has blood and lymph vessels, nerves, muscles, glands and hair follicles
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What are first and second degree burns also known as?
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Partial-thickness burns
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Third-degree burns are also known as full-thickness burns since both the epidermis and dermis are completely destroyed
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Vitiligo
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An acquired skin disease resulting in irregular patches of skin of various sizes completely lacking in pigmentation
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Not to be confused with albinism which is a complete lack of pigmentation
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Keratinization
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The process of keratin formation in cells as they move up toward the surface
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During this process cells lose water, their nuclei and change chemically
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The most important layer of the epidermis is ___________
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Stratum Germinativum
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It is the only layer that can produce new epidermal cells by mitosis
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The visible portion of the hair is the ___________
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The shaft
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Growth does not happen at this portion of the hair
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Arrector pili muscle
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Bundle of smooth fibers that pulls on the follicle, involuntary
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It's function is to help keep the body warm. Causes goosebumps.
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Sebum
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The oily substance responsible for lubricating the surface of the skin and hair
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Combing the hair distributes the sebum to coat the hair and making it shiny
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Shingles
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Caused by herpes zoster virus that develops after earlier infection
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Chicken pox is the orginal infection that later causes Shingles
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The most common type of skin cancer is:
A. Basal Cell Carcinoma B. Squamous Cell Carcinoma C. Malignant Melanoma |
A. Basal Cell Carcinoma
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This type of cancer rarely spreads and can be easily treated by radiation therapy or surgical removal
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Nails do what for the body?
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Protect the ends of fingers and toes.
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Animals have claws or hooves, we have nails!
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Lunula
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The white crescent at the proximal end of each nail
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Luna means moon
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What does sweat do for our bodies?
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Essential to heat regulation of the body and it also helps get rid of waste products such as: urea, ammonia and uric acid
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Sweat's chief salt is sodium chloride.
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Cyanosis
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Bluish discoloration of skin caused by lack of oxygen in the blood
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Cyan means blue
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The acid mantle of our skin does what?
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It kills most bacteria and other microorganisms that make contact with our skin.
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Soaps and shampoos are often labeld as pH balanced. That indicates that these cleansers will not harm the acid mantle.
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