A scratch test or an intradermal skin test may be done to ______.

• diagnose skin cancer

• identify allergies

• determine the depth of a burn

• test for touch perception

An antipruritic is a drug used to _________.

• clear up bruises

• destroy warts

• relieve itching

• prevent psoriasis

In _______, abnormal tissue is destroyed by the application of extreme cold.

• cryosurgery

• nitrocauterization

• blepharoplasty

• curettage

Malignant melanoma is a cancerous growth composed of melanocytes.

• True

• False

A fibrous protein found in skin, bone, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments

• gland

• collagen

• lipocytes

• sebum

The outermost layer of the skin

• Subcutaneous layer

• Hypodermis

• subdermic

• epidermis

A cell, or a group of cells, that secretes select substances within or out of the body

• melanocytes

• gland

• keratin

• subcutaneous layer

A fibrous, water-repellent protein found in skin, hair, and nails

• gland

• collagen

• keratin

• sebum

Cells that manufacture and store fat

• sebum

• melanocytes

• fatty cakes

• lipocytes

Cells that contain and produce dark brown-to-black pigments

• lipcytes

• melanocytes

• brownocytes

• tinea