The upper dermal layer of the skin; has thick, peg-like projections which are arranged in definite, genetically determined pattern (fingerprints!)

Pigment that ranges in color from yellow to brown to black and is produced by special cells in the stratum basale.

Found all over the body; produce clear sweat only

Oil glands; produce a solution that is a mixture of oily substances and fragmented cells that keeps the skin soft and moist and prevents hair from becoming brittle

Sweat glands located mostly in the axillary and genital areas of the body; contain a mixture of sweat and fatty acids and proteins making the secretion occasionally milky or yellowish

Small bands of smooth muscle cells that contract to pull hair upright and dimple the skin resulting in goosebumps

Rare and often deadly cancer of the melanocytes

The lower dermal layer of the skin; contains blood vessels, sweat glands, oil glands and deep pressure receptors

A skin condition in infants that is caused by overactivity of the sebaceous glands and results in pink lesions that eventually form a yellow crust.

A burn where only the epidermis is damaged.

A burn where only the epidermis and upper dermis are damaged

A burn where the entire thickness of the skin is destroyed

The most common skin cancer in which cells of the stratum basal are abnormal and can no longer produce keratin.

Form of skin cancer which affects the cells of the stratum spinosum and most coomonly affects the scalp, ears, hands, and lower lip.

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