Skin and Body Membranes Matching

Decubitus ulcers

a wound or area of damaged skin and tissue caused by constant, long-term pressure that blocks blood flow to the area

Male Pattern Baldness

a common genetic condition that causes hair to thin and fall out in a predictable pattern

Impetigo

highly contagious bacterial skin infection that causes red sores or blisters which burst

Seborrhea

an abnormally high amount of oil produced by your skin's oil glands

First-degree burn

a mild skin injury that affects only the outermost layer of your skin, called the epidermis

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

skin cancer that starts in the flat, thin squamous cells of the outer skin layer

Basal Cell Carcinoma

skin cancer, beginning in the basal cells located in the outer layer of the skin

Athlete’s Foot

fungal infection that affects the skin on the feet

Psoriasis

speeds up the growth of skin cells, causing thick, scaly, and itchy patches on the body

Contact dermatitis

itchy, red skin rash that develops when your skin reacts to a substance it touches

Malignant melanoma

cancer that starts in the melanocytes, which are the cells that make the pigment that gives skin its color

Arrector pili muscle

involuntary smooth muscle that connects a hair follicle to the dermis layer of the skin

Nail cuticle

clear layer of dead skin cells located at the base of your fingernail or toenail where the skin meets the nail plate

Apocrine gland

exocrine gland in the skin that secrete a thick, oily fluid into hair follicles rather than directly onto the skin's surface

Medulla

the inner or deepest part of an organ

Matrix

layer of rapidly dividing cells at the base of the hair follicle that produces new hair

Hair root

living part of a hair strand that sits beneath the skin's surface and anchors the hair inside the follicle

Papillary layer

topmost layer of the dermis that sits directly beneath the outer epidermis of the skin

Cutaneous Membrane

the skin that covers the outside of the body

Mucous Membrane

a moist layer of tissue that lines body cavities and internal organs which are exposed to the outside environment

Serous Membrane

lines closed body cavities and covers the outer surface of internal organs

Synovial Membrane

connective tissue that lines the inner cavities of movable joints, tendon sheaths, and bursae