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A&P Exam 3 Flashcards

1
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Ch. 6

What are some functions of the skin?

A

resistance to trauma and infection, is a barrier for water, UV rays, vitamin D synthesis. As well as sensation, thermoregulation, and nonverbal communication.

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Ch. 6

Skin is made of three main layers. What are they?

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Epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis.

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3
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Ch. 6

Define Epidermis.

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keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

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4
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Ch. 6

What is the deepest epidermal layer?

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Stratum basale

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5
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Ch. 6

What are the five epidermal cell types?

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Stem cells, keratinocytes, melanocytes, tactile cells, dendritic cells

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5
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Ch. 6

Thick skin is found…

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palms of your hand, soles of your feet

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6
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Ch. 6

How many layers does thick skin have?

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5

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Ch. 6

How many layers does thin skin have?

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4

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Ch. 6

Where is thin skin located?

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Everywhere besides the palms and soles of your feet.

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Ch. 6

Define Dermis.

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connective tissue layer beneath epidermis

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10
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Ch. 6

Define Dermal Papillae

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upward, finger-like extensions of dermis

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Ch. 6

Define Papilary Layer within the Dermis

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superficial zone of dermis, one of the two layers of the dermis

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12
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Ch. 6

What kind of tissue is the Papilary layer made of?

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loose areolar tissue

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Ch. 6

Define Reticular Layer within the Dermis.

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deeper and thicker layer of the dermis, beneath the papilary layer

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Ch. 6

What kind of tissue is the Reticular Layer made of?

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dense irregular connective tissue.

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Ch. 6

What is the deepest layer of skin?

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hypodermis

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16
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Ch. 6

What is special about the hypodemis?

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it is technically not part of the skin, but included because dermis anchors to it.

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17
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Ch. 6

Define Melanin.

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most significant factor in skin color, produced by melanocytes

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18
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Ch. 6

What are the two types of pigment in skin?

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Eumelanin and Pheomelanin

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Ch. 6

What other pigments can influence skin color?

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Hemoglobin and Carotene

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20
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Ch. 6

Define Pilus

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another name for hair

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21
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Where do you not find hair?

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palms, soles, palmar, plantar, lips, nipples, parts of genitals

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22
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Ch. 6

Hair can be divised into how many zones along it’s length?

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3

23
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Ch. 6

What is a bulb?

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a division of hair, a swelling at the base where hair originates in dermis or hypodermis.

24
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Ch. 6

What is the dermal papila?

A

bud of vascular connective tissue encased by bulb

The only source of nutrition for hair

25
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Ch. 6

What is the hair matrix?

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region of mitotically active cells immediately above papilla

Hair’s growth center

26
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Ch. 6

What are the three layers of hair in a cross section?

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medulla, cortex, and cuticle

27
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Ch. 6

What are the three stages of losing your hair?

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Anagen, Catagen and Telogen.

28
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What are sudoriferous glands?

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sweat glands

29
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What are the two types of sudorifeous glands?

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aprocrine and merocrine

30
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What are Myoepithelial cells?

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contract in response to stimulation by sympathetic nervous system and squeeze perspiration up the duct

31
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What is a sebum?

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oily secretion of subaceous glands, keeps skin/hair from becoming dry, brittle

32
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What are sebaceous glands?

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flask shaped, have short openings into hair folicles

33
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What is the most common skin cancer?

A

basal cell carcinomia

34
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What the the three types of skin cancer?

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basal cell, squamous cell, malignant melanoma

35
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Classify a first-degree burn.

A

involves only the epidermis, heals in days, regular sunburn

36
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Classify a second-degree burn.

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“partial thickness” burn, involves part of the dermis, two weeks to several months to heal, may leave scars

37
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Classify a third-degree burn.

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“full thickness” burn, involves epidermis and all of the dermis, often some deeper tissues.

38
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Are UVA rays tanning or burning rays?

A

tanning rays

39
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Third-degree burns often require…

A

a skin graft

40
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Define Autograft

A

tissue taken from another location off a person’s body

41
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Define Split-skin graft

A

taking the epidermis and part of the dermis from an undamaged area

42
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Define Isograft

A

skin from an identical twin

43
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Define Homograft

A

skin from an unrelated person

44
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Define Heterograft

A

skin from another species

45
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What are some functions of the skeleton? (6)

A

support, protection, movement, electrolyte balance, acid-base balance, blood formation

46
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What are the 5 different bone shapes/classifications?

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flat, long, short, sesamoid, irregular

47
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Define compact bone

A

dense outer shell of bone

48
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Define cancellous (spongy) bone

A

loosely organized bone tissue

49
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Define nutrient foramina

A

minute holes in bone surface that allows blood vessels to penetrate

50
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What is bone?

A

connective tissue that consists of cells, fibers, and ground substance

51
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What are the four principal types of bone cells?

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osteogenic, osteoblasts, osteocytes, osteoclasts

52
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Define bone marrow

A

soft tissue occupying marrow cavities of long bones and small spaces of spongy bones

53
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What are the two methods of developing bones?

A

intramembranous and ednochondral ossification

54
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What are the two types of bone marrow?

A

Yellow and Red

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