Integumentary System Vocabulary

skin condition due to infected sebaceous glands

• bedsore

• acne

• eczema

• hair

type of structural protein that gives skin, hair, and nails its hard, water-resistant properties

• keratin

• melanoma

• nail body

• sebum

third-degree burn

• disease in children caused by vitamin D deficiency, which leads to the weakening of bones

• oily substance that is composed of a mixture of lipids that lubricates the skin and hair

• mark formed on the skin due to a sudden growth spurt and expansion of the dermis beyond its elastic limits

• burn that penetrates and destroys the full thickness of the skin (epidermis and dermis)

skin condition in which melanocytes in certain areas lose the ability to produce melanin, possibly due an autoimmune reaction that leads to loss of color in patches

• vitiligo

• scar

• sudoriferous gland

• ricket

mark formed on the skin due to a sudden growth spurt and expansion of the dermis beyond its elastic limits

• metastasis

• rickets

• stretch mark

• third-degree burn

partial-thickness burn that injures the epidermis and a portion of the dermis

• rickets

• second-degree burn

• vitiligo

• metastasis

layer of skin between the epidermis and hypodermis, composed mainly of connective tissue and containing blood vessels, hair follicles, sweat glands, and other structures

• dermis

• eczema

• epidermis

• hypodermis

disease in children caused by vitamin D deficiency, which leads to the weakening of bones

• scar

• melanoma

• rickets

• sebum

compound that aids absorption of calcium and phosphates in the intestine to improve bone health

• sebaceous gland

• vitamin D

• rickets

• metastasis

sore on the skin that develops when regions of the body start necrotizing due to constant pressure and lack of blood supply; also called decubitis ulcers

• bedsore

• corn

• dermis

• eczema