A | B |
dermis | true skin |
epidermis | putermost layer of skin |
subcuataneous | innermost layer of skin containing fat,blood vessels and nerves |
sebum | oil secreted by the sebaceous glands |
sweat | how the body cools itself |
white hair | cuased byair bubbles in the hair shaft |
albinism | condition caused by lack of pigmentation |
melanin | production determines skin color |
Integumentary system Functions | protects, regulates, perception, excretion |
Eczema | a contagious superficial skin infectionthat is usually seen in young children |
Herpes Simplex | cold sore |
Lyme disease | caused by the bite of a tick with flu-like symptoms |
Herpes Zoster | an acute infectious process also known as shingles |
Furuncles | "boils" |
Dermatitis | characterized by dry, red, itchy and scaly skin that is non-contagious |
Arrector pili | cintractions of the muscles which caause "goose flesh" |
Acne vulgaris | inflammatory disease of the follicles of the sebaceous glands mostly affecting teens |
Alopecia | loss of hair that might be scarring or non-scarring |
Carotene | orange-yellow pigment inside the skin |
Impetigo` | a viral infection in which yellow crust develops following vessicle rupture |