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Chapter 16 - Skin Flashcards

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Adipocyte

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fat cell

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Albinism

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Condition of skin deficient in pigment (melanin).

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Apocrine sweat gland

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One of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas. It secretes sweat that, in action with bacteria, is responsible for human body odor.

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Basal layer

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Deepest region of the epidermis; it gives rise to all the epidermal cells.

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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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outer most layer of 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 its accessory structures such as hair and nails.

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Keratin

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Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails. Keratin means horn and commonly is found in the horns of animals.

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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. It is formed by melanocytes in the epidermis. Eumelanin is brown-black pigment, whereas pheomelanin is red-yellow.

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Paronychium

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Soft tissue surrounding the nail border.

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Pore

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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 glands.

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squamous epithelium

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Flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis.

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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 layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened, keratinized cells.

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subcutaneous layer

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Innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue.

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adip/o

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fat

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albin/o

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white

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caus/o

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burn,buring

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cauter/o

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heat, burn

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cutane/o - derm/o - dermat/o

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skin

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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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anthrac/o

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black (as coal)

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chlor/o

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green

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cirrh/o

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tawny

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cyan/o

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blue

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eosin/o

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rosy

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erythr/o

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red

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jaund/o

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yellow

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leuk/o

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white

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lute/o

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yellow

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melan/o

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black

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poli/o

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gray

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xanth/o

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yellow

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erythem/o, erythemat/o

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redness

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hidr/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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dry, scaly

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kerat/o

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hard

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lip/o

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fat

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o

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nail

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phyt/o

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plant

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pil/o

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hair

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py/o

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pus

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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seb/o

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sebum

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squam/o

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scale like

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trich/o

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hair

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ungu/o

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nail

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xer/o

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dry

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alopecia

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Absence of hair from areas where it normally grows.

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ecchymosis

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Bluish-purplish mark (bruise) on the skin.

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petechia (plural: petechiae)

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Small, pinpoint hemorrhage.

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pruritus

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itching

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kaposi sarcoma

A

Malignant, vascular, neoplastic growth characterized by cutaneous nodules.

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DLE

A

discoid lupus erythematosus

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BCC

A

basal cell carcinoma

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PPD

A

purified protein derivative—used in skin test for tuberculosis

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PUVA

A

psoralen–ultraviolet A light therapy; treatment for psoriasis and other skin conditions

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SCC

A

squamous cell carcinoma

69
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SLE

A

systemic lupus erythematosus

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