Ch. 4 Skin And Body Membranes Flashcards
Moist epithelial that lines all the body cavities that are open to the exterior EX( nasal cavity, mouth)
Mucous membrane
Serous membrane that surrounds the heart
Pericardium
What is the function of serous fluid
Allows the organs to slide easily across the cavity walls and one another without friction as they carry out their function
The connective tissue membrane is the
Synovial membrane
The only dry membrane is the
Cutaneous membrane
Where are the synovial membranes found?
Lining the joints
What is included in the integumentary system?
Your skin, sweat and oil glands, hair, and nails
List the functions of the skin
Keeps water and other molecules in or out of the body, protection, insulates and cushions, convers modified epidermal cholesterol to vitamin D
What is a tough protein in the skin that prevents the skin from soaking up water?
Keratin
The two main layers of the skin
Epidermis and dermis
List the order of the dermis from the outside/in
Stratum corneum, lucidum, granulosum and spinosum, basale
What layer of the skin is full of keratin?
The outer most layer
What happens when melanin is exposed to the sun?
Tanning occurs
How are nutrients carried to the epidermis?
Diffusion from the dermis
The arrector pili creates blank to keep us warm
Goosebumps
List the reasons why we sweat
There is an increase in the temperature inside the body or in the air
List the parts of the hair
Hair follicle, root, shaft, medulla, cuticle, cortex
What are the two life threatening affects from a burn?
Dehydration and electrolyte imbalance ,and infection
Explain the Rule of Nines
The volume of fluid lost can be estimated indirectly by determining how much of the body surface is burned
List the signs of melanoma
ABCD
Asymmetry, border irregularity, color, and diameter
What are the functions of sebum?
Lubricates the skin to keep it moist and soft, prevents the hair from becoming brittle, contains chemicals that kill bacteria, oily during adolescence
When does male pattern baldness occur?
As they age
The dermis contains mostly
Dense connective tissue
How does the skin get its pinkish hue?
Oxygen rich hemoglobin
What produces fingerprints
Dermal papilae patterns
List the 3 types of burns and their appearances
First-degree: sunburn, the epidermis
Second-degree: blisters appear, the epidermis and the upper region of the dermis
Third-degree: the entire thickness of the skin, all three layers
What is the overproduction of skin cells causing dry, silvery scales?
Psoriasis
What is a staphylococcus material infection causing water-filled lesions around the mouth and nose?
Impetigo
When skin is exposed to chemicals that promote itching, swelling, and redness of the skin its called
Contact Dermatitis
Malignancy of the lowest epidermal layer is called
Basale Cell Carcinoma
The overactivity of sebaceous glands that result in dandruff is
Seborrhea
Another name for bedsores are
Decubitus Ulcers
A burn in which only the epidermis is red and swollen is known as a
First-degree burn
Cancer of the stratum spinosum cell is
Squamous cell carcinoma
A fungus infection between the toes is know as
Athletes foot
Cancer of melanocytes is known as
Malignant Melanoma
An abnormal skin color that results from a liver disorder is known as
Jaundice
Small, fluid filled blisters that itch and sting, usually caused by herpes simplex infection ( fever blisters)
Cold sores
Lines the lungs
Pleura
Lines the abdominal cavity organs
Peritoneum
