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Chapter 16 : Skin Flashcards

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adipocyte

A

fat cell

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albino

A

person with skin deficient in pigment

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apocrine sweat glane

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one of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas. secretes sweat

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4
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basal layer

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deepest region of the epidermis

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5
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collagen

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structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue

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cuticle

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band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate.

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dermis

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middle layer of skin

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eccrine sweat gland

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most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin

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epidermis

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outermost layer of the skin

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epithelium

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layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

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hair follicle

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sac within which each hair grows

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integumentary system

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the skin and it accessory structures such as hair and nails.

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keratin

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hard protein found in the epidermis, hair, and nails.

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lunula

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half moon shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail.

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melanin

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skin pigment. Formed by melanocytes in the epidermis.

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16
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paronychium

A

soft tissue surrounding the nail border

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17
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pore

A

tiny opening on the surface of the skin

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sebaceous gland

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oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles

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sebum

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oily substance secreted by sebaceous gland

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squamous epithelium

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flat, scale-like cells composing of the epidermis

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21
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stratified

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arranged in layers

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stratum

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a layer of cells

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stratum corneum

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outermost later of the epidermis

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subcutaneous layer

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innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue.

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adip/o

A

Fat

Adipose

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albin/o

A

white

albinism

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caus/o

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burn, burning

causalgia

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cauter/o

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heat, burn

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cutane/o

A

skin

subcutaneous

30
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derm/o, dermat/o

A

skin

epidermis, dermatitis

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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

diaphoresis

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erythem/o, erythemat/o

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redness

erythema

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hidr/o

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sweat

anhidrosis

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ichthy/o

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dry, scaly (fish-like)

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anthrac/o

A

black (as coal)

anthracosis

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chlor/o

A

green

chlorophyll

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cirrh/o

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tawny yellow

cirrhosis

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cyan/o

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blue

cyanosis

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eosin/o

A

rosy

eosinophil

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erythr/o

A

red

erythrocyte

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jaund/o

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yellow

jaundice

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leuk/o

A

white

leukoderma

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lute/o

A

yellow

corpus luteum

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melan/o

A

black

melanocyte

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poli/o

A

gray

poliosis

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xanth/o

A

yellow

xanthoma

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kerat/o

A

hard

karatosis

48
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leuk/o

A

white

leukoplakia

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lip/o

A

fat

lipoma

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myc/o

A

fungus (yeast, molds, mushrooms)

mycosis

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onych/o

A

nail

onycholysis

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phyt/o

A

plant

dermatophytosis

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pil/o

A

hair, hair follicle

pilosebaceous

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py/o

A

pus

pyoderma

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rhytid/o

A

wrinkle

rhytidectony

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seb/o

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sebum (oily secretion sebacceous gland.

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squam/o

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scale-like

squamous

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steat/o

A

fat

steatoma

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trich/o

A

hair

hypertrichosis

60
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ungu/o

A

nail

subungual

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xanth/o

A

yellow

xanthoma

62
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xer/o

A

dry

xerosis

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