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Integ System Flashcards

1
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The study of the functions of skin tissue

A

Skin physiology

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2
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Soft
Moist
Flexible
Even in pigmentation
Free of disease
What are these characteristics of?
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Healthy skin

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3
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What is PASSER?

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Protection 
Absorption
Secretion 
Sensation 
Excretion 
Regulation of temperature
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4
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Protects the body from UV radiation

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Melanin

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5
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Chemical barrier on surface of the skin

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Acid mantle

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6
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Touch 
Heat
Pain
Cold
Pressure
What are these responding to?
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Sensory nerve endings in the dermis

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7
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The study of the structure and composition of skin tissue

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Skin histology

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8
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What type of sunscreen absorbs and traps UV radiation?

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Chemical sunscreen

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9
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Works immediately after application to reflect or scatter the Suns uv radiation.

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Physical

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10
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TEWL?

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Transepidermal water loss

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11
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The only mitotic layer of the epidermis

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Stratum germinativum

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12
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The epidermis is made up of mostly what?

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Dead skin cells

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13
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What is avascular?

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No blood vessels

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14
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What does the basement membrane do?

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Transports nutrients from the vascular dermis to the avascular epidermis

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15
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The 28 day Upward migration from the stratum germinativum to the stratum corneum

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The keratinization process

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16
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What does the arrector pili muscles do?

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Muscle responsible for goose bumps

17
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The longest Ray that penetrates deep into the dermis

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UVA sun Ray

18
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Second longest Ray that penetrates into the epidermis

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UVB sun Ray

19
Q

Protects the body from UV radiation

A

Melanin

20
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What is the chemical on top of the skin

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Acid mantle

21
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Pigment that is produced by the melanocyte it gives us our skin color

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Melanin

22
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What is Melanogenesis?

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Process by which melanin is produced

23
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What is a melanosome?

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Organelle found within the melanocyte

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