Ch.5 Skin
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girlnamedpaige on September 8, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| whitehead | when a sebaceous gland is blocked or accumulated by sebum |
| blackhead | when sebum oxidizes, dries, and darkens in a white head |
| acne | inflammatory reaction caused by changes in sebaceous glands |
| seborrhea | caused by over active sebaceous glands |
| basal cell carcinoma | the least malignant and most common skin cancer |
| squamous cell carcinoma | arises from the keratinocytes of the stratutm spinosum |
| malignant melanoma | cancer of the melanocytes do not synthesize melanin due to lack of tyrosinase |
| albinism | genetic inability to form melanin |
| dermatology | the branch of medicine that studies and treats disorders of the skin |
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