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The two layers of skin are the superficial _______ and the deeper _______
epidermis ; Dermis
What separates the dermis from the underlying tissue?
hypodermis
What layer is the only living layer of the epidermis?
Basal layer
Sensory receptors are located in the ______________________ layer of skin
Dermis
Nails and hair are composed of a hard protein called?
keratin
What is the pigment that gives skin its color?
Melanin
Another name for the dermis is
corium
The nail body is connected to underlying tissue by the
nail bed
sebaceous glands
glands that release their product directly into hair follicles
sweat glands
glands that release their product into a duct
Give the adjective form for this anatomical structure:
a nail
ungual
Give the adjective form for this anatomical structure:
the skin
cutaneous
Give the adjective form for this anatomical structure:
above the skin
epidermal
Give the adjective form for this anatomical structure:
below the skin
hypodermic
Give the adjective form for this anatomical structure:
within the skin
intradermal
combining form melan/o (= black) : black tumor
melanoma
combining form melan/o (= black) : black cell
melanocyte
Use the suffix -derma (= skin) to write a term that means:
hardened skin
scleroderma
Use the suffix -derma (= skin) to write a term that means:
white skin
leukoderma
Use the suffix -derma (= skin) to write a term that means:
red skin
erythroderma
combining form onych/o (= nail) : abnormal softening of the nail
onychomalacia
combining form onych/o (= nail) : infection around the nail
paronychia
combining form onych/o (= nail) : nail eating/ biting
onychophagia
combining form onych/o (= nail) : removal of the nail
onychectomy
The hypodermis (subcutaneous layer) is composed primarily of:
fats, lipocytes