SKIN FOLDABLE RUBRIC
*This foldable is due on: ______________________ and will count as a quiz grade!!
FRONT OF FOLDABLE:
1. You will need to cut and label 4 tabs as seen below:
EPIDERMIS
SKIN DERIVATIVES
DERMIS
HOMEOSTATIC
IMBALANCES AND
INFECTIONS
2. Inside each tab you need to include the following information (IN COMPLETE SENTENCES):
a. Epidermis:
i. What is it composed of and what is its function?
ii. Name the 5 strata of the epidermis from deep to superficial and their
significance in the epidermis.
iii. Epidermis is vascular or avascular?
iv. What are keratinocytes, and where do you find them?
v. What are melanocytes , where do you find them?
vi. When is this layer replaced?
b. Dermis:
i. What are the 2 layers of the dermis?
ii. What type of connective tissue does each layer contain?
iii. What structures are found in each region?
iv. What layer and what structure makes up our fingerprints?
v. What do you find below the dermis, what type of tissue does it contain, and
what is this tissue’s function?
c. Skin Derivatives:
i. List the 3 cutaneous glands in skin, where you find them, and their function.
ii. List the significance of hair and hair follicles
iii. List the function of nails and what layer they originate from.
d. Homeostatic Imbalances:
i. Describe the following Imbalances:
1. Athletes Foot
2. Boils and Carbuncles
3. Cold Sores
4. Decubitus Ulcers
5. Contact Dermatitis
6. Impetigo
7. Psoriasis
ii. List the 3 types of burns and what layers are affected with each
iii. How do we classify what burns are critical?
iv. List the 3 major skin cancers, and where you find them.
v. What is the ABCD rule?
3. On the back or within each tab you need to include a drawing and labeling of the following
figures:
a. Epidermis: Figure 4.3
b. Dermis: Figure 4.4
c. Skin Derivatives: Figure 4.7 A & B, a sebaceous gland and sudiferous gland, and 4.9
(both)
d. No figures for Homeostatic Imbalances