Final Jeopardy Question Skin Function Skin Anatomy 500 Burns & ETC Skin Color Glands Hair & Nails

Skin is able to create Vitamin D w/ sunlight. Back Synthasis

The skin allows our temperature to remain at a steady state using blood flow and sweat. Back Regulation

Skin lets us relate to our environment though this function Back Sensation to external stimuli

Removal of salts, water & wastes Back Excretion

Back Skin covers the body, keeps bacteria out & organs safe Protection

The dermis is composed of… Back Irregular dense tissue

The epidermis is made up of these types of cells Back Stratified Squamous Epithelium

The bottom most layer is technically not skin and is called Back hypodermis

The lower layer of the skin is called Back Dermis

The outer layer of the skin is called Back epidermis

The big reason that we evolved to sweat was for this function Back Reduce temperature

Glands are found in this layer of the skin Back Dermis

Ceruminous glands produce what for the body? Back Ear wax

Sudorierous (sweat) glands, come in two Types. Name them both Back eccrine & apocrine

This gland is commonly called an oil gland & Prevents brittle hair, water loss from skin & Some bacterial growth. Back Sebaceous

Once thought to be the reason that people Near the equator developed darker skin, it is now thought that this disease was not As critical to the evolution of skin color. Back Skin Cancer

UV rays from light are necessary for normal growth because it allows us to synthesize (make) what? Back Vitamin D

The darker skin protects against the break down of what substance important to the growth of the fetus Back Foliate or folic acid or vitamin B

The pigment that makes skin darker is called Back melanin

The cell that produces the pigment that colors our skin & hair are called Back melanocytes

Hair has 3 main parts. Name them all. Back Cuticle, cortex, medulla

What type of cell gives hair its color? Back Melanocytes

The function of the nail is to: Back Support the bone underneath & make it easier to grab objects

Nails form from what type of cell Back epithelial (keratinized)

A tough protein substance that makes skin hard Back keratin

What would eventually happen to your skin if it had constant pressure Applied & why? Back The skin would die because it would not be able to get the nutrients through the compressed capillaries

What is the deepest layer affected if it is a 4 th degree burn? Back Muscle & possibly bone

What is the deepest layer of the skin that is affected in a 3 rd degree burn? Back hypodermis

Back dermis What is the deepest layer of the skin that is affected in a 2nd degree burn?

What layer of the skin is effected in 1 st degree burns? The epidermis Back

If the irregular dense tissue is stretched beyond it’s ability it tears and this is commonly called Stretch marks Back