Exam 23: The Integumentary System

Cellulitis is an inflammation of connective tissues in skin caused by ____.

Which skin layer contains all of the major tissue types, including epithelial tissue, connective tissues, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue?

With a ____ burn, the muscles and bones may be burned and the tissue looks charred.

The item labeled D in the illustration is a(n) ________ gland.

The skin layer labeled A is the ________.

The most common skin cancer is ____.

Which of the following is associated with eccrine sweat glands?

The ________ of a mole should be even and not lighten or darken.

Melanin, which helps protect underlying layers of skin from UV radiation, is deposited throughout the ____.

A(n) ________ is an overgrowth of scar tissue.

The ________ layer of the skin is deep to the epidermis and contains all the major tissue types.

The white half-moon-shaped area at the base of a nail is called a(n) ________ and contains very active keratinocytes.

Shock is likely to occur after a partial-thickness burn injury that affects ____ or more of the body surface.

The most aggressive skin cancer is ____.

The ABCDE rule applies to which of the following?

An oily substance called ________ is secreted onto hairs to keep them soft and pliable and is eventually deposited onto skin to keep it soft as well.

Rosacea results from dilation of small facial blood vessels; the cause of this dilation is ____.

When the supply of oxygen in the blood is low, the skin looks rather pale or ____.

The pigment called ________ traps ultraviolet radiation from sunlight and prevents the radiation from harming structures in the underlying layers of skin.

The redness around an inflamed area is caused by the ________ of nearby blood vessels.