Anatomy - Chapter 7

layer of thin, glue-like connective tissue that holds and supports the epithelial cells

• basement membrane

• peritoneum

• pericardium

• mucous

superficial, outermost layer of the skin, relatively thin sheet of stratified squamous epithelium

• epidermis

• dermis

• subcutaneous

• synovial

Brown pigment giving skin its color; absorbs harmful UV radiation from sunlight

• keratin

• vitiligo

• melanin

• cyanosis

When the dermal-epidermal junction is weakened or destroyed, separating the two layers of skin

• freckle

• albinism

• cyanosis

• blister

Hair loss of any kind caused by heredity or age

• arrector pili

• alopecia

• striae

• papilla

Most numerous of the skin glands (sweat glands)

• pacinian

• sudoriferous

• meissner

• sebaceous

outlets of small ducts from the eccrine sweat glands

Pus-filled pimples that rupture leading to secondary infections

• pustules

• papules

• lesion

• impetigo

Complete destruction of the epidermis and dermis; tissue death extends into the subcutaneous tissue

• 1st degree burn

• 2nd degree burn

• 3rd degree burn

• 4th degree burn

Benign neoplasm of the skin caused by a papillomavirus, transferable through direct contact

• tinea

• carbuncle

• wart

• boil