Ch. 4 Skin And Body Membranes Flashcards

(40 cards)

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Moist epithelial that lines all the body cavities that are open to the exterior EX( nasal cavity, mouth)

A

Mucous membrane

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2
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Serous membrane that surrounds the heart

A

Pericardium

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3
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What is the function of serous fluid

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Allows the organs to slide easily across the cavity walls and one another without friction as they carry out their function

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4
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The connective tissue membrane is the

A

Synovial membrane

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5
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The only dry membrane is the

A

Cutaneous membrane

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6
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Where are the synovial membranes found?

A

Lining the joints

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7
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What is included in the integumentary system?

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Your skin, sweat and oil glands, hair, and nails

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8
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List the functions of the skin

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Keeps water and other molecules in or out of the body, protection, insulates and cushions, convers modified epidermal cholesterol to vitamin D

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9
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What is a tough protein in the skin that prevents the skin from soaking up water?

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Keratin

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10
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The two main layers of the skin

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Epidermis and dermis

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List the order of the dermis from the outside/in

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Stratum corneum, lucidum, granulosum and spinosum, basale

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12
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What layer of the skin is full of keratin?

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The outer most layer

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13
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What happens when melanin is exposed to the sun?

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Tanning occurs

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14
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How are nutrients carried to the epidermis?

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Diffusion from the dermis

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15
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The arrector pili creates blank to keep us warm

A

Goosebumps

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16
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List the reasons why we sweat

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There is an increase in the temperature inside the body or in the air

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17
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List the parts of the hair

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Hair follicle, root, shaft, medulla, cuticle, cortex

18
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What are the two life threatening affects from a burn?

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Dehydration and electrolyte imbalance ,and infection

19
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Explain the Rule of Nines

A

The volume of fluid lost can be estimated indirectly by determining how much of the body surface is burned

20
Q

List the signs of melanoma

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ABCD

Asymmetry, border irregularity, color, and diameter

21
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What are the functions of sebum?

A

Lubricates the skin to keep it moist and soft, prevents the hair from becoming brittle, contains chemicals that kill bacteria, oily during adolescence

22
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When does male pattern baldness occur?

23
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The dermis contains mostly

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Dense connective tissue

24
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How does the skin get its pinkish hue?

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Oxygen rich hemoglobin

25
What produces fingerprints
Dermal papilae patterns
26
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
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What is the overproduction of skin cells causing dry, silvery scales?
Psoriasis
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What is a staphylococcus material infection causing water-filled lesions around the mouth and nose?
Impetigo
29
When skin is exposed to chemicals that promote itching, swelling, and redness of the skin its called
Contact Dermatitis
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Malignancy of the lowest epidermal layer is called
Basale Cell Carcinoma
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The overactivity of sebaceous glands that result in dandruff is
Seborrhea
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Another name for bedsores are
Decubitus Ulcers
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A burn in which only the epidermis is red and swollen is known as a
First-degree burn
34
Cancer of the stratum spinosum cell is
Squamous cell carcinoma
35
A fungus infection between the toes is know as
Athletes foot
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Cancer of melanocytes is known as
Malignant Melanoma
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An abnormal skin color that results from a liver disorder is known as
Jaundice
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Small, fluid filled blisters that itch and sting, usually caused by herpes simplex infection ( fever blisters)
Cold sores
39
Lines the lungs
Pleura
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Lines the abdominal cavity organs
Peritoneum