Chapter 5 Flashcards

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Functions of skin

A
protection
sensation
synthesis
temp regulation
excretion
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2
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Hypodermis/Subcutaneous

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the tissue under the skin

has fat cells

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3
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Epidermis

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the top layer of skin
thinnest layer
has no blood vessels or nerves

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Dermis

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the thickest layer of skin
has blood vessel, nerves, sweat glands
responsible for the structural strength of the skin

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5
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Arrector pili

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smooth muscle attached to the hair follicle and dermis that causes goosebumps

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Cleavage lines/tension lines

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The orientation of collagen fibers in the skin (surgery should go along the grain of these lines)

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7
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striae/stretch marks

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develop when a person rapidly increases in size

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8
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Keratinization

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a process that involves forming a waterproof protein

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9
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callus

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thickening of the stratum corneum of the skin in response to friction

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10
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Melanin

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brown to black pigment responsible for skin and hair color

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melanocytes

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cells found mainly in the stratum basale of skin that produce melanin

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12
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cyanosis

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blue coloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by insufficient oxygenation of blood

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13
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hair follicle

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where hair arises from

an invagination of the epidermis that extends deep into the dermis

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14
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carotene

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used as a source of vitamin A that can turn skin yellowish/orange

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15
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Sebacous glands

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secretes oil to keep skin supple and waterproof

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16
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sweat glands

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merocrine

apocrine

17
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merocrine

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secretes products with no loss of cellular material (water producing sweat glands)
always active

18
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apocrine

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active when puberty starts

19
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burns

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Partial thickness

full thickness

20
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partial thickness

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1st degree

2nd degree

21
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1st degree burns

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damaged epidermis

22
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2nd degree burns

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damaged epidermis and dermis

23
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full thickness burn

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3rd degree burn

24
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3rd degree burn

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epidermis and dermis are completely destroyed

recovery occurs from edges of wound

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skin cancer
basal cell carcinoma squamous cell carcinoma malignant melanoma Associated to exposure to ultraviolet light from the sun
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basal cell carcinoma
most common type | cells in the startum basale and extends in the dermis to produce an open ulcer
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squamous cell carcinoma
develops from cells immediatley superficial to the stratum basale these cells divide and produce keratin results in nodular, keratinized tumor confines to epidermis
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malignant melanoma
rare | arises from melanocytes usually in a preexisitng mole
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3 layers of hair
cuticle cortex medulla
30
nails
protect digits | defense
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jaundice
liver damage
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rash
allergy or infection
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vitamin A defficency
sand paper skin
34
iron defficency
spoon shaped nails
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Dermal papillae
little bumps under dermis | gives fingerprints
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stratum basale
Bottom of epidermis, cells divide
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startum corneum
Top of epidermis, skin flakes off