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Chp 16- Skin Flashcards

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adipocyte

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fat cell

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albino

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person with skin deficient in pigment

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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

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basal layer

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deepest region of the epidermis; 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 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 its accessory structures such as hair and nails

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keratin

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hard protein material found ibn 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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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; consists of flatted, 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, burning

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cauter/o

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heat, burn

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cutane/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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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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scaly, dry

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kerat/o

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hard, horny tissue

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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fat

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melan/o

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black

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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, hair follicle

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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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steat/o

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fat

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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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xanth/o

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yellow

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xer/o

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dry

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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 yellow

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eosin/o

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rosy

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lute/o

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yellow

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poli/o

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grey

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xanth/o

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yellow

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ecchymosis

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blue-purple marks on skin

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petechia

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small pinpoint hemorrhage

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urticaria

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an acute allergic reaction with red round wheals on the skin

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cellulitis

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diffuse acute infection of the skin

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eczema (atopic dermatitis)

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inflammation of the skin with erythematous and papulovesicular lesions caused by allergy

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exanthematous viral diseases

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rash due to virus

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gangrene

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the death of tissue with loss of blood supply

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impetigo

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contagious pyoderma caused by staph or strep

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psoriasis

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chronic recurrent dermatosis with silver gray scaled that itch

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scabies

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parasitic (tiny mites) and infectious pruritus

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scleroderma

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chronic progressive disease of the skin with hardening of connective tissue

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systemin lupus erythematosus (SLE)

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an inflammatory disease of collagen in the skin, joints, and internal organs

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urticaria (hives)

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an acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on skin

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tinea

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infection of the skin caused by a fungus

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vitiligo

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loss of pigment in areas in the skin

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keratosis

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thickened area of epidermis

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leukoplakia

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white, thickened patches on tongue or cheek

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nevus

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pigmented lesion

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verruca

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warts caused by virus

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basal call carcinoma

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malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis

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squamous cell carcinoma

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malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells of the epidermis

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kaposi sarcoma

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malignant, vascular, neoplastic growth characterized by cutaneous nodules

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bacterial analyses

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pus or fluid samples examined to detect microorganisms

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fungal tests

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scrapings for culture and microscopic examination after treatment with KOH

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cryosurgery

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destroy tissue with subzero temp using liquid nitrogen

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curettage

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scrape lesion with sharp curet

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electrodesiccation

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destroy tissue by burning with electric spark

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mohs surgery

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removes thin layers of growth to examine under a microscope (basal and squamous cell)

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skin biopsy

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punch and shave to remove for examination in path lab

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skin test

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test reaction of body to allergen with skin test (scratch or patch tests)

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