General Skin | Appendages of the skin | Epidermis | Physiology of the Epidermis | Destruction of Skin |
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What is skin
What is the largest organ of the body
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What is hair, nails, nerves, sweat, and oil glands
What are the appendages of the skin
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What is germinitivum(basale), Spinosm(Spiny), Granulosm( grainy), Lucodum( Light), Corneum( Horny
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What are the layers of the skin starting from the bottom up with nicknames
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What is Stratum Germinativum
What layer does mitosis occur
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What is 80-85%
What percentage of skin againg is caused by UV rays
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What is 5.5
What is the average pH of the skin
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What is onyx
Technical term for nail
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What is kerotinocytes
95% of what makes up the epidermis
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What is 28 days
What is the average skin cell turnover for an adult
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What is UVA ages and UVB burns the skin
What does UVA and UVB do to the skin
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What is face and scalp
Where are the largest sebaceous glands found?
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What is apocrine(type of sudriferous gland)
Which gland is conected to an oil gland and is affected by emotional changes
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What is intercellular matrix
Lipids are apart of what in the epidermis
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What is Transepidermal Water Loss (The skin is losing moisture)
What is TEWL
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What is loss of tone
What happens to skin when estrogen starts to deplete
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What is outside elements and microorganisms
What does the skin protect against
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What is 4-6 months
How long does it take for finger nail to grow out
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What is Tyrosinase
What is the enzyme that stimulates melanin in the epidermis
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Desquamation
What is the shedding of keratinocytes
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What is damage and loss of elastin
What is the primary cause of wrinkles?
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What is the barrier function
What is the acid mantle apart of
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What is motor efferant nerve
Which nerve stimulates the arrector pili muscle
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What is Stratum Granulosm
Keratin and intercellular lipids are formed in which layer
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The amount of melanin activated
What is the difference in genetic skin color due to
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What is Damaged elastin fibers
Whats is the cause of stretch marks
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