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The patient has suffered __% body surface damage when both upper and lower limbs, the neck, and the head are burned.

63

Fissure

Crack or slit that reaches into dermis

Macule

Discolored spot on skin

Crust

Dry brown, green, red, or yellow area

Ulcer

Eating away at the skin

Pustule

Elevated pus-filled lesion

Sudoriferous

Excretes water and nitrogenous wastes

Keloid

Mass of scar tissue that has raised, firm, irregular shape

What determines the color of hair?

Melanin

Sebum

Oil

Wheal

Raised; often itchy spot

Vesicle

Small sac filled w/fluid

Papule

Solid; elevated area of skin

Eczema

Superficial form of dermatitis

Scale

Thin, dry, flaky epidermis

Malignant melanoma

UV radiation

What is the most important trigger of skin cancer?

UV radiation

Matrix

adheres nail body to nail bed

Which of the following statements is true about melanin, melanocytes, and skin color?

adult humans, despite race or gender, have the same amount of melanocytes per skin square inch; skin color difference is due to the amount of melanin secreted from the standard number of melanocytes

Urticaria

allergic reaction

In hepatitis, a liver disease, _______ builds up in the blood, giving the skin an unhealthy yellowish color

bilirubin

Malignant melanoma

cancer

The skin condition caused by the herpes simplex virus forming a visible lesion on the lip margins is called:

cold sore

Located in the middle layer of the skin, ____________ fibers help the skin flex with the movement of the body

collagen and elastic

Dermis

contains glands, vessels, collagen, and elastic fibers

Arrector pili

contractile tissue associated with hair follicle

Eccrine

cools the body

Cuticle

covers the nail root

Melanin

darkening of skin

Scabies

egg-laying mites

Hair follicle

encloses hair root

Decubitus ulcer

extended pressure on skin

In a condition called cirrhosis, a liver dysfunction, fair skin appears yellow, but in dark skin the yellow may not be evident. Where can the yellow color be seen?

eyes

Lipocytes

fat

What cells pull the edges of a wound together?

fibroblasts

What role do WBCs have in wound healing?

fighting infection

What degree is a sunburn?

first

What is the most important clinical concern in serious burns?

fluid loss

What are the three parts of the hair?

follicle, root, and shaft

Keratin

found in hair and nails

Athlete's foot

fungal infection

"Jock itch" is caused by:

fungi

To which of the following structures do the arrector pili muscles attach?

hair follicles

Burn

heat, radiation, chemicals

When a person suffers an injury that does not break the skin yet damages the underlying small blood vessels, this person has suffered a _______

hematoma

Fever blister

herpes simplex

Shingles

herpes zoster

Shingles, caused by _______ virus, are found mainly on the torso or trunk of the body.

herpes zoster

Urticaria

hives

Deepest layer of skin?

hypodermis

Subcutaneous

hypodermis

Pustule

infected hair follicle

Acne

infection of the sebaceous gland

Why is vitamin D a necessity for healthy bones and teeth?

it is needed for calcium absorption in the intestine

Psoriasis

itching, scaling, redness, circular borders

A yellowish coloration of the skin is called

jaudice

Hair is composed of a protein called:

keratin

The outer layer of the epidermis contains dead cells filled with

keratin

Stratum basale

layer in which epidermal cells are born

A ______ is a pathologically altered patch of skin

lesion

Sebaceous

lubricates and moisturizes hair and skin

Contusion

mechanical damage to skin

Abrasion

mechanical scraping of skin

Located in the eyelids, these glands secrete sebum into tears

meibomian

The substance or pigment responsible for the darkening of the skin is _______

melanin

The most dangerous and life threatening of skin cancers is _________

melanoma

Carotene

natural yellow hue to skin

Shaving or frequent will:

not cause hair to grow faster, slower, or curlier none of the above

Ulcer

open necrotic sore

Freckles

patches of excessive melanin production

Lunula

proximal, whitish, half-moon part of nail

The clinical term for a pimple is _________

pustule

Nails grow from the nail ____

root

Abrasion

rubbing off or scratching off of the skin

A clinician can estimate the extent of the area covered by a burn using what strategy?

rule of nines

WOTF sweat glands secrete at the hair follicle of sebaceous glands?

sebaceous

"Dry skin" refers to the lack of ______

sebum

Apocrine

sexual attractant

What determines the texture of the hair?

shaft shape: flat shafts produce curly hair; round shafts produce straight hair

Fibroblasts

skin healing

The ___________ layer of the epidermis is constantly shedding as a part

stratum corneum

The cells of the epidermis are born in this layer:

stratum germinativum

Acne develops when:

there is an overproduction of sebum and an inflammation of the oil glands

The most severe of the burns, ____ degree burn is marked by tissue damage from the skin's surface to the bone.

third

Dermatitis

touching poison ivy

Corium

true skin

In order for effective body cooling to occur:

water from sweat glands is excreted onto the skin, then is evaporated off, dispelling heat from the surface

Bilirubin

yellow jaundice

A human adult, having thousands of sweat glands per square inch, has the potential of excreting up to __ liters of sweat in 24 hours.

12

Normally, it takes __ seconds to re-perfuse the nail bed when assessing perfusion of the extremity by squeezing the nail.

3