- Increased bilirubin levels causes a skin discoloration called _____.
- A _____ is an elevated patch of melanized skin.
- Which skin color is most likely to result from anemia?
- _____ burns involve the epidermis, all of the dermis, and often some deeper tissue.
- The most immediate threat to the life of a patient with severe burns is _____.
- Variations in hair color arise from differing amounts of _____.
- Secretions from _____ glands contribute to the acid mantle that inhibits bacterial growth on the skin.
- Mitosis in the _____ accounts for growth of the nail.
- What is the white opaque "moon" often found at the proximal end of a fingernail called?
- What type of hair is present prenatally and usually replaced by birth?
- Secretions of glands in the external ear canal?
- The least common, but most deadly, type of skin cancer is _____.
- Which cutaneous glands are concerned with cooling the body?
- Looking at a slide of axillary skin under the microscope, you notice the presence of _____ glands that are absent on slides of the scalp.
- The "ABCD rule" for recognizing early signs of malignant melanoma refers to the following characteristics of the lesion:
- Which two strata of the epidermis are most susceptible to cancer?
- The _____ glands are a source of sex pheromones.
- Basal cell carcinoma initially affects cells of the stratum _____.
- The oil of your scalp is secreted by _____ glands associated with the hair follicles.
- The base where a hair follicle originates in the skin is known as the _____.