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epidermis

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”"”on the skin””, a keratinized stratified squamous epithelium that contains four distinct types of cells: keratinocytes, melanocytes, tactile epithelial cells, and dendritic cells”

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keratinocytes

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the most abundant epidermal cell; produce keratin, a tough fibrous protein that gives the epidermis its protective properties

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thick skin

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covers the palms and soles; consists of five strata

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stratum basale

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deepest epidermal layer; also called the stratum germinativum; consists of a single row of cells, mostly stem cells representing the youngest keratinocytes; firmly attached to the underlying dermis

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tactile epithelial cells

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or Merkel cells; distributed sparsely among kertinocyets in the stratum basale; hemisphere-shaped; intimately associated with a disclike sensory nerve ending and functions as a receptor for touch

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melanocytes

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spider-shaped; make the dark skin pigment malanin

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melanin

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made in membrane-walled granules and then transferred through the cell processes to bnearby keratinocytes; made from an amino acid called tyrosine

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stratum spinosum

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several cell layers thick, second deepest layer of epidermis

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dendritic cells

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star-shaped cells; found in the stratum spinosum; part of the imune system; police the outer body surface using receptor-mediated endocytosis to take up foreign proteins (antigens) that have invaded the epidermis, then leave the skin and travel to a nearby lymph node and initiate an immune response to all foreign cells that carry the antigen

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stratum granulosum

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thin third layer of the epidermis consists of one to five layers of flattened keratinocytes, which contain abundant pre-keratin intermidiate filaments, keratohyalin granules and lamellar granules

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stratum lucidum

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occurs in thick skin (palms and soles) but not thin skin; consists of a few rows flat, dead keratinocytes, identical to those at the bottom of the stratum corneum

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stratum corneum

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”"”horny layer””; most external layer of the epidermis; many cells thick of dead keratinocytes, flat sacs completely filled with keratin because their nuclei and organellse disintegrated upon cell death”

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dermis

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strong, flexible connective tissue; fibroblasts, macrophages, mast cells, and scattered white blood cells; collagen, elastic, and reticular fiber types; two regions: papillary dermis and the reticular dermis

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papillary dermis

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superficial 20% of the dermis; areolar connective tissue containing very thin collagen and elastic fibers

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dermal papillae

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fingerlike projections in the papillary dermis that extend into the overlying epidermis which extend surface area for exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste products

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reticular dermis

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80% thickness of dermis; dense irrugalr connective tissue; extracellular matrx contains thick bundles of interlacing collagen and elastic fibers that run in many different planes (mostly parallel to the skin surface)

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dermal plexus

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located between the subcutaneous tissue and the dermis; nourishes the subcutaneous tissue and the structures located within the deeper portions of the dermis

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subpapillary plexus

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lecated just below the dermal papillae; supplies the more superficial dermal structures, the dermal papillae, and the epidermis

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subcutaneous tissue

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”"”below the skin””, aka hypodermis aka superficial fascia; consists of both areolar and [mostly] adipose connective tissue”

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carotene

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yellow-orange pigment that the body obtains from vegetable sources ie carrots & tomatoes; tends to accumulate in the stratum corneum and in the fat of the subcutaneous tissue

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hematoma

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general term for a clotted mass of escaped blood anywhere in the body

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skin appendages

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nails, hair and hair follicles, sebaceous (oil) glands, sweat glands; derive from the epithelial cells of the epidermis and extend into the dermis

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nail

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scalelike modification of the epdermis; built-in tools; dead, keratinized cells; hard keratine

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hard keratin v soft keratin

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hard keratin is toucher and more durable; the cells of hard keratin do not flake off

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nail bed

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nail rests on a bed of epidermis; contains only the deeper layers of the epidermis as the nail itself accounts for the topmost layer

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nail matrix

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actively growing part of the nail

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lunule

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”"”little moon””; a white crescent under the nail’s proximal region”

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nail folds

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lateral and proximal borders of the nail are overlapped by skin folds called

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eponychium

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”"”on the nail””, proximal nail fold projects onto th nail body as the cuticle or”

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hair

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flexible strand made of dead cells filled with hard keratin

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root (hair)

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part of hair embedded in the skin

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shaft (hair)

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part of hair that projects above the skin surface

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medulla

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central core of a hair; consists of large cells and air spaces (absent in fine hairs)

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cortex (hair)

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middle of three concentreic layers of keratinized cells of a hair; consists of several layers of flattened cells

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cuticle (hair)

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single layer of cells that overlap one another from below like shigles on a roof; outermost layer of a hair

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hair follicles

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extend from the epidermal surface into the dermis (hair)

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hair bulb

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the expanded, deep end of a hair follicle

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hair follicle receptor

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knot of sensory nerve endings wrapping around each hair bulb; aka root hair plexus

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dermal papilla

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nipplelike bit of the dermis that protrudes into each hair bulb; contains a know of capillaries that deliver substances that stimulate hair growth and supply nutrients to the growing hair

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hair matrix

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epithelial cells in the hair bulb just above the papilla

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bulge (hair)

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location in the superficial region of the extrenal root sheath for epidermal stem cells

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arrector pili

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”"”raiser of the hair””; smooth muscle cells running from the most sperficial part of the dermis to a deep-lying hair follicle”

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vellus

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vell=wool, fleece; body hair of women and children

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terminal (har)

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scalp; axillary (armpit) and pubic regions of both sexes at puberty; face, chest, arms, legs of men

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male pattern baldness

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most common type of true baldness; genetically determined; gender-influenced

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sebaceous glands

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”"”greasy””; skin’s oil glands occcur over the entire body except the palms and soles”

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sebum

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”"”animal fat””, secreted by the central cells in the alveoli accumulating oily lipids until they become engorged and burst apart”

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holocrine secretion

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holos=whole; process of sebum secretion; whole cells break up to form the product

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sweat glands (sudoriferous glands)

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humans have over 2.5 million distrubited over the entire skin surface, except on the nipples and parts of the external genitalia

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eccrine glands

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”"”secreting””; more abundant type of sweat glands, most numerous on the palms, soles, and forehead; coiled version of a simple tubular gland”

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pore

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the coiled, secretory base of a sweat gland lies in the deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue, and the duct runs superficially to open at the skin surface through a funnel-shaped ____

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apocrine glands

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mostly confined to the axillary, anal, and genital areas; larger than eccrine glands, and their ducts open into hair follicles

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burn

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tissue damage inflicted by heat, electricity, radiation, extreme friction, or certain harmful chemicals

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first-degree burn

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only the epidermis is damaged; symptoms include redness, swelling, and pain (the typical inflammatory reaction to tissue damage)

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second-degree burns

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injury to the epidermis and the upper part of the dermis; symptoms also include blisters

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partial-thickness burns

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first- and second-degree burns

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third-degree burns

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aka full-thickness burns, consume the entire thickness of the skin; burned area appears white, red, or blackened; worries of fluid loss and infection

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basal cell carcinoma

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least malignant and most common of the skin cancers; cells of the stratum basale proliferate, invading the dermis and subjutaneous tisue, and causing tissue erosions there

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squamous cell carcinoma

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arises from the keratinocytes of the stratum spionsum; one of the three most common types of lung cancer (25-30%), arises in the epithelium of the larger bronchi and tends to form masses that cavitate and bleed

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melanoma

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cancer of molanocytes, most dangerous kind of skin cancer; derived from neural crest cells, which wander widely during embryonic development which accounts for the invasive nature

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dermatitis

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skin inflammation

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”"”on the skin””, a keratinized stratified squamous epithelium that contains four distinct types of cells: keratinocytes, melanocytes, tactile epithelial cells, and dendritic cells”

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the most abundant epidermal cell; produce keratin, a tough fibrous protein that gives the epidermis its protective properties

A

keratinocytes

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covers the palms and soles; consists of five strata

A

thick skin

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deepest epidermal layer; also called the stratum germinativum; consists of a single row of cells, mostly stem cells representing the youngest keratinocytes; firmly attached to the underlying dermis

A

stratum basale

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or Merkel cells; distributed sparsely among kertinocyets in the stratum basale; hemisphere-shaped; intimately associated with a disclike sensory nerve ending and functions as a receptor for touch

A

tactile epithelial cells

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spider-shaped; make the dark skin pigment malanin

A

melanocytes

68
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made in membrane-walled granules and then transferred through the cell processes to bnearby keratinocytes; made from an amino acid called tyrosine

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several cell layers thick, second deepest layer of epidermis

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stratum spinosum

70
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star-shaped cells; found in the stratum spinosum; part of the imune system; police the outer body surface using receptor-mediated endocytosis to take up foreign proteins (antigens) that have invaded the epidermis, then leave the skin and travel to a nearby lymph node and initiate an immune response to all foreign cells that carry the antigen

A

dendritic cells

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thin third layer of the epidermis consists of one to five layers of flattened keratinocytes, which contain abundant pre-keratin intermidiate filaments, keratohyalin granules and lamellar granules

A

stratum granulosum

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occurs in thick skin (palms and soles) but not thin skin; consists of a few rows flat, dead keratinocytes, identical to those at the bottom of the stratum corneum

A

stratum lucidum

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”"”horny layer””; most external layer of the epidermis; many cells thick of dead keratinocytes, flat sacs completely filled with keratin because their nuclei and organellse disintegrated upon cell death”

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stratum corneum

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strong, flexible connective tissue; fibroblasts, macrophages, mast cells, and scattered white blood cells; collagen, elastic, and reticular fiber types; two regions: papillary dermis and the reticular dermis

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superficial 20% of the dermis; areolar connective tissue containing very thin collagen and elastic fibers

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papillary dermis

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fingerlike projections in the papillary dermis that extend into the overlying epidermis which extend surface area for exchange of gases, nutrients, and waste products

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dermal papillae

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80% thickness of dermis; dense irrugalr connective tissue; extracellular matrx contains thick bundles of interlacing collagen and elastic fibers that run in many different planes (mostly parallel to the skin surface)

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reticular dermis

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located between the subcutaneous tissue and the dermis; nourishes the subcutaneous tissue and the structures located within the deeper portions of the dermis

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dermal plexus

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lecated just below the dermal papillae; supplies the more superficial dermal structures, the dermal papillae, and the epidermis

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subpapillary plexus

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”"”below the skin””, aka hypodermis aka superficial fascia; consists of both areolar and [mostly] adipose connective tissue”

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subcutaneous tissue

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yellow-orange pigment that the body obtains from vegetable sources ie carrots & tomatoes; tends to accumulate in the stratum corneum and in the fat of the subcutaneous tissue

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general term for a clotted mass of escaped blood anywhere in the body

83
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nails, hair and hair follicles, sebaceous (oil) glands, sweat glands; derive from the epithelial cells of the epidermis and extend into the dermis

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skin appendages

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scalelike modification of the epdermis; built-in tools; dead, keratinized cells; hard keratine

85
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hard keratin is toucher and more durable; the cells of hard keratin do not flake off

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hard keratin v soft keratin

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nail rests on a bed of epidermis; contains only the deeper layers of the epidermis as the nail itself accounts for the topmost layer

87
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actively growing part of the nail

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nail matrix

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”"”little moon””; a white crescent under the nail’s proximal region”

89
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lateral and proximal borders of the nail are overlapped by skin folds called

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nail folds

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”"”on the nail””, proximal nail fold projects onto th nail body as the cuticle or”

A

eponychium

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flexible strand made of dead cells filled with hard keratin

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part of hair embedded in the skin

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root (hair)

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part of hair that projects above the skin surface

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shaft (hair)

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central core of a hair; consists of large cells and air spaces (absent in fine hairs)

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middle of three concentreic layers of keratinized cells of a hair; consists of several layers of flattened cells

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cortex (hair)

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single layer of cells that overlap one another from below like shigles on a roof; outermost layer of a hair

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cuticle (hair)

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extend from the epidermal surface into the dermis (hair)

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hair follicles

98
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the expanded, deep end of a hair follicle

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knot of sensory nerve endings wrapping around each hair bulb; aka root hair plexus

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hair follicle receptor

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nipplelike bit of the dermis that protrudes into each hair bulb; contains a know of capillaries that deliver substances that stimulate hair growth and supply nutrients to the growing hair

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dermal papilla

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epithelial cells in the hair bulb just above the papilla

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hair matrix

102
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location in the superficial region of the extrenal root sheath for epidermal stem cells

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bulge (hair)

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”"”raiser of the hair””; smooth muscle cells running from the most sperficial part of the dermis to a deep-lying hair follicle”

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arrector pili

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vell=wool, fleece; body hair of women and children

105
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scalp; axillary (armpit) and pubic regions of both sexes at puberty; face, chest, arms, legs of men

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terminal (har)

106
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most common type of true baldness; genetically determined; gender-influenced

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male pattern baldness

107
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”"”greasy””; skin’s oil glands occcur over the entire body except the palms and soles”

A

sebaceous glands

108
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”"”animal fat””, secreted by the central cells in the alveoli accumulating oily lipids until they become engorged and burst apart”

109
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holos=whole; process of sebum secretion; whole cells break up to form the product

A

holocrine secretion

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humans have over 2.5 million distrubited over the entire skin surface, except on the nipples and parts of the external genitalia

A

sweat glands (sudoriferous glands)

111
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”"”secreting””; more abundant type of sweat glands, most numerous on the palms, soles, and forehead; coiled version of a simple tubular gland”

A

eccrine glands

112
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the coiled, secretory base of a sweat gland lies in the deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue, and the duct runs superficially to open at the skin surface through a funnel-shaped ____

113
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mostly confined to the axillary, anal, and genital areas; larger than eccrine glands, and their ducts open into hair follicles

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apocrine glands

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tissue damage inflicted by heat, electricity, radiation, extreme friction, or certain harmful chemicals

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only the epidermis is damaged; symptoms include redness, swelling, and pain (the typical inflammatory reaction to tissue damage)

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first-degree burn

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injury to the epidermis and the upper part of the dermis; symptoms also include blisters

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second-degree burns

117
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first- and second-degree burns

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partial-thickness burns

118
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aka full-thickness burns, consume the entire thickness of the skin; burned area appears white, red, or blackened; worries of fluid loss and infection

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third-degree burns

119
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least malignant and most common of the skin cancers; cells of the stratum basale proliferate, invading the dermis and subjutaneous tisue, and causing tissue erosions there

A

basal cell carcinoma

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arises from the keratinocytes of the stratum spionsum; one of the three most common types of lung cancer (25-30%), arises in the epithelium of the larger bronchi and tends to form masses that cavitate and bleed

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squamous cell carcinoma

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cancer of molanocytes, most dangerous kind of skin cancer; derived from neural crest cells, which wander widely during embryonic development which accounts for the invasive nature

122
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skin inflammation

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dermatitis

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