Integumentary Conditions

Question 1

Epidermis

Answer 1

Thin layer containing mainly keratinocytes, melanocytes, hair follicles, and glands

Question 2

Dermis

Answer 2

Fibrous and elastic connective tissue encompassed by a ground substance

Question 3

Langerhans cells

Answer 3

Function in the immune response in the skin

Question 4

Merkel cells

Answer 4

Sensory receptor cells that detect tactile stimuli

Question 5

Melanocytes

Answer 5

synthesizes melanin

Question 6

Sebaceous glands

Answer 6

produces fatty secretions that retains moisture and are found in with every hair follicle

Question 7

Keratinization

Answer 7

The process that causes hair to form at the hair folicle

Question 8

Apocrine glands

Answer 8

sweat glands

Question 9

Papillary Dermis

Answer 9

composed of loosely organized collagen

Question 10

Reticular Dermis

Answer 10

composed of more bundled collagen

Question 11

Collagen

Answer 11

Main structural protein found in skin and other connective tissues

Question 12

Subcutaneous Tissue

Answer 12

tissue that binds skin to organ below it

Question 13

Arterial Insufficiency

Answer 13

loss of vascular flow to anatomic site causing tissue death (commonly located on the foot or the ankle)

Question 14

Chronic Inflammation

Answer 14

periods of inflammation longer than 2 weeks

Question 15

Ground Substance

Answer 15

“cushion” to protect against detrimental compression forces

Question 16

Hypertrophic scar

Answer 16

contained within the site of injury

Question 17

Inflammatory phase

Answer 17

phase in which repair of damaged tissue is initiated

clotting cascade occur during this phase, leading to the formation of fibrin clots

Question 18

Inflammatory skin diseases

Answer 18

patchy sites of acute or chronic inflammation often referred to as dermatitis

symptoms include itching and scaling or the epidermis

Question 19

Integument

Answer 19

largest organ of the body, 1-4mm in thickness, consisting of two layers (dermis and epidermis)
Plays a role in the body’s temperature control and providing sensory information

Question 20

Keloid Scar

Answer 20

scars that extend beyond the original boundaries of the wound and that take longer to mature

Question 21

Neoplastic skin diseases

Answer 21

Benign, malignant or precancerous growth on your skin (e.g. skin cancer)

Question 22

Neuropathic ulcer

Answer 22

ulcer developed from nerve damaged

Question 23

Pressure ulcer

Answer 23

wound due to pressure on a tissue causing ischemia

Question 24

Proliferative phase

Answer 24

stage where epidermal regeneration occurs (where epidermal basal cells proliferate to cause wound coverage)

Question 25

Scar contraction

Answer 25

contraction during the maturation phase

Question 26

Scar contracture

Answer 26

permanent/semi-fixed positional fault at a joint

Question 27

Total body surface area

Answer 27

influences the extent of the physiologic response

Question 28

Vancouver Burn Scar

Answer 28

rates characteristics of scars higher scores correlate with more scarring

Question 29

Venous Insufficiency

Answer 29

can lead to the ulceration of the skin typically occurring in the lower leg.

Question 30

Maturation Phase

Answer 30

phase where scars may be formed