Flashcards

Question 0

3 pigments that contribute to skin color:

Answer 0

Melanin
Carotene
Oxygen-rich hemoglobin

Question 1

Characteristics of melanin:

Answer 1

Yellow, reddish brown, or black

Question 2

Characteristics of carotene:

Answer 2

Orange-yellow pigment
Found in carrots and other orange, deep leafy green vegetables

Question 3

Characteristics of oxygen-rich hemoglobin:

Answer 3

Pigment in red blood cells in the dermal blood vessels

Question 4

Skin color is also influenced by ______ stimuli. Alterations in skin color signal certain ______ states

Answer 4

Emotional
Disease

Question 5

Redness:

Answer 5

Erythema

Question 6

Erythema indicates:

Answer 6

Embarrassment
Fever
Hypertension
Inflammation
Allergy

Question 7

Pale skin:

Answer 7

Pallor; or blanching

Question 8

Pallor/ blanching may indicate:

Answer 8

Emotional stress
Anemia
Low blood pressure
Impaired blood flow to the area

Question 9

Yellow skin:

Answer 9

Jaundice or a yellow cast

Question 10

Jaundice signifies:

Answer 10

A liver disorder in which excess bike pigments are absorbed into blood, circulated throughout the body, and deposited into body tissues

Question 11

Blue and black skin:

Answer 11

Bruises

Question 12

Bruises indicate:

Answer 12

Sites where blood has escaped from the circulatory system and has clotted-clots called HEMOTOMA

May signify deficiency of vitamin c in the diet, or hemophilia (bleeder’s disease)

Question 13

Appendages of the skin include:

Answer 13

Cutaneous glands, hair, hair follicles, and nails

Question 14

Cutaneous glands are all _______ glands; which means:

Answer 14

Exocrine
They release their secretions to skin surface via ducts

Question 15

Two groups of exocrine glands:

Answer 15

Sebaceous glands
Sweat glands

Question 16

Which group of exocrine glands is found: all over the skin, except palms of the hands and soles of the feet?

Answer 16

Sebaceous

Question 17

Which group of exocrine glands produces sebum?

Answer 17

Sebaceous glands

Question 18

A mixture of oily substances and fragmented cells. Is a lubricant that keeps the skin soft and moist and prevents the hair from becoming brittle

Answer 18

Sebum

Question 19

Sweat glands also called:

Answer 19

Sudoriferous

Question 20

Two types of sweat/sudoriferous glands:

Answer 20

Eccrine
Apocrine

Question 21

Defined as: far more numerous and found all over the body

Answer 21

Eccrine glands

Question 22

Produce: sweat, a clear secretion that is primarily water plus some salts, vitamin c, traces of metabolic wastes, and lactic acid.

Answer 22

Eccrine glands

Question 23

Sweat reaches skin through a ____

Answer 23

Pore

Question 24

Sweat is important in regulating:

Answer 24

Body temperature

Question 25

Apocrine glands are found in the _____ and _____ areas of the body.

Answer 25

Axillary
Genital

Question 26

Scale-like modifications of the epidermis

Answer 26

Nails

Question 27

Nail composed of:

Answer 27

Free edge
Body
Root
Nail folds