Ch 4. Iguinal

Question 0

What is cyanosis.

Answer 0

Oxygen deficiency in the circulatory system, where the hemoglobin turns darker red. This creates a bluish tone to skin that is thin (lips/fingernails)

Question 1

What are the 5 layers of the epidermis from most superficial to deepest?

Answer 1

Stratum corneum, s. lucidum, s. granulosum, s. spinosum, s. basale

Question 2

What is carotene?

Answer 2

An orange/yellow pigment that accumulates in dehydrated s. corneum and subcutaneous fat

Question 3

What is melanin?

Answer 3

A black or brown or yellow pigment formed in melanosomes that give skin its colour by pigmenting keratinocytes

Question 4

What are the two types of sweat glands?

Answer 4

Apocrine: odorous secretions released into hair follicles; Merocrine: 99% water secretions that are released directly to the skin

Question 5

What are the layers of the dermis?

Answer 5

Papillary layer: contains loose c.t, capillaries, sensory neurons; Reticular layer: many important things surrounded by irregular c.t.

Question 6

What is inside the subcutaneous layer?

Answer 6

Adipocytes and loose c.t.