Outer layer of the epidermis:

Inner layer of skin: 

Protects nucleus from sun damage: 

Secretes sweat: 

Outmost layer of skin: 

Inner layer of the epidermis:

A fibrous protein: 

Helps bind layers of skin together: 

Yellow discoloration of skin: 

Pale skin: 

Bluish, black, or yellowish marks on the skin

Blue tint to the skin: 

Abnormal redness of the skin: 

Extremely pale skin, white hair, and pink eyes: 

Cancer arising from epithelial cells: 

Cancer with the highest risk for death: 

Cancer with pearly-looking outer ring: 

Cancer that can start as a mole: 

Cancer that looks red and scaly: 

New skin cells are produced in the: 

Skin layer that contains nerve endings, hair follicles, sebaceous glands,, and sweat glands. 

Which skin layer receives oxygen and nutrients by diffusion from the skin layer beneath it? 

The hypodermis is: 

What are the PRIMARY components of the dermis? 

The dermis contains which of the following structures: 

The life cycle of an epidermal dell: 

Which best explains why the stratum corneum resists abrasions? 

What is the purpose of melanin?

Which is accurate about melanin? 

What causes albinism? 

How does skin help regulate body temperature? 

Which function of the skin keeps bacteria from entering the body? 

which structure nourishes each hair? 

Which structure causes hair to "stand on end"?

Tough, fibrous protein found in dead cells of the hair, nails, and outer layer of the skin:

Clubbing of the nails is a sign of: 

Skin change associated with aging which affects the maintenance of body temp. during hot weather?

Eccrine glands: 

Which statement about body odor is accurate?

Approximately how much fluid does the body lose per day in insensible perspiration? 

Which glands have the most important role in maintaining constant core temperature? 

A burn that involves only the epidermis is classified as: 

Why are some full-thickness burns not painful initially? 

According to the Rule of Nines, what percentage of the body is burned- front of both legs (thigh to ankle) and front of RT arm?

The stratum basale produces new skin cells that migrate to the stratum corneum to replace skin cells that have sloughed off.

All skin cells in the epidermis are dead. 

Because the skin acts as a barrier, medications are not readily absorbed.

Apocrine glands contain a duct that leads to a hair follicle.