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Chapter 5 Integumentary(skin) Flashcards

1
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Is skin a tissue, organ or a system?

A

Organ

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2
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Skins response to cold temperature

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Vasoconstriction

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3
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Who is color of the skin due to deoxygenated hemoglobin

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cyanosis

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4
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Oh that makes melanin in the epidermidis

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melanocyte

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5
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Protein produced by keratinocytes sites to protect against abrasion

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keratin

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6
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Phagocytic cell found in the epidermis

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Langerhans cells

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7
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Touch Receptor found in the epidermis

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Merkel cell

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8
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Deepest layer of the epidermidis were rapid mitosis of skins cells occurs

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Stratum basale

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9
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Superficial layer of the upper dermis containing dead keratinocytes

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Stratum corneum

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10
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Two basic layers of the skin

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Epidermidis and dermis

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11
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Vascular layer of the skin

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Dermis

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12
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Layer of areolar in adipose tissue found directly below the skin

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Hypodermis

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13
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Two layers of the dermis

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Papillary and reticular layers

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14
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Tissue of the papillary layer

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Areolar

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15
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Tissue of the reticular layer of the skin

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Dense irregular

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16
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Condition where part of the upper dermis is unable to make melanin creating a patch or more of white skin

17
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Condition where there is a complete inability to make melanin

18
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Orange pigment that accumulates in the stratum corneum

19
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Part of the hair above the skin

20
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Part of the hair below the skin

21
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Part of the hair that contains cells that form new hair

22
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Nerve network around the hair roots

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Hair plexus

23
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Type of glandular secretion and sebaceous oil glands

24
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Type of exocrine secretion found in sweat glands of the head neck and palms

25
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Smooth muscle that runs between a hair follicle and the epidermis

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Arrector pili

26
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Exocrine glands found in the external auditory canal that produce wax

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Ceruminous glands

27
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Proteins that comprises hair and nails

28
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Termination of rapid cell mitosis when cells touch each other

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Contact inhibition

29
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Collagen repair that extends above and beyond the borders of the wound in the skin

A

Keloid scar

30
Q

Skin cancer that often remains localized

A

Basal cell carcinoma

31
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Burn that involves only the epidermis

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First-degree burn

32
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Burn that involves both the dermis and epidermis and leads to blistering

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Second-degree burn

33
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Vitamin responsible for calcium absorption from food

34
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Layer of skin where hemoglobin is found

35
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Product of sebaceous glands that inhibits bacterial growth on the skin

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