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Integumentary system Flashcards

1
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cutaneous membrane

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skin

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2
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  1. Regulates body temperature.
  2. Stores blood.
  3. Protects body from external environment.
  4. Detects cutaneous sensations.
  5. Excretes and absorbs substances.
  6. Synthesizes vitamin D.
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Skin

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3
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Two main parts of integumentary system

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Epidermis
Dermis

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4
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surface epithelial layer

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Epidermis

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5
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deeper connective tissue layer

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Dermis

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6
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lies deep to dermis; is not part of the skin

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Subcutaneous (subQ) layer or hypodermis

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7
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nerve endings that are sensitive to pressure.

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pacinian (lamellated) corpuscles

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8
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Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

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Epidermis

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9
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4 cell types

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Keratinocytes
Melanocytes
Langerhans cells
Merkelcells

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10
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90% of epidermal cells
4-5 layers
Produce keratin
Protectsskin
Waterproofs skin

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Keratinocytes

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11
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Make up 8% of epidermal cells
Transfer pigment to keratinocytes
Produce melanin

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Melanocytes

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12
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a yellow-red or brown-black pigment that contributes to skin color and absorbs damaging ultraviolet (UV) light.

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Melanin

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13
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aka epidermal dendritic cells
Immune response

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Langerhans cells

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14
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Consist of tactile disc and neuron
for touch sensation

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Merkel cells

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15
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Four Layers (strata)

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Stratum basale (stratum germinativum)
Stratum spinosum: 8-10 cell layer
Stratum granulosum makes keratin
Stratum corneum: flattened dead cells

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16
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Includes stem cells; new cells arise here

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Stratum basale (stratum germinativum)

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17
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8-10 cell layer
Cells beginning to look flattened
provides both strength and flexibility to the skin

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Stratum spinosum

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18
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makes keratin
Losing cell organelles and nuclei
lipid-rich secretion acts as water sealant

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Stratum granulosum

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19
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flattened dead cells
Cells here consist mostly of keratin.
Cells here are shed and replaced from below.

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Stratum corneum

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20
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-Present only in thick skin areas of fingertips,
palms, and sole
-consists of four to six rows of clear, flat, dead
keratinocytes with large amounts of keratin
-provides an additional level of toughness

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Stratum Lucidum

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21
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transfer of a patch of healthy skin taken from a donor site to cover a wound.

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Skin Grafts

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22
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skin taken from the same individual

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Autograft

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23
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identical twin

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Isograft

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24
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individual’s epidermis are removed, and the keratinocytes
are cultured in the laboratory to produce thin sheets of skin

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Autologous skin transplantation -

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25
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  • chronic skin disorder in which keratinocytes divide and move more quickly than normal from the s. basale to the s. corneum.
  • abnormal keratin, which forms flaky, silvery scales at the skin surface,
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Psoriasis

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26
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various topical ointments and ultraviolet phototherapy

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Tx

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27
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-second, deeper part of the skin
-composed of dense irregular connective
tissue containing collagen and elastic fibers

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Dermis

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28
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thin superficial

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papillary region

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29
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thick deeper

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reticular region

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30
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— surfaces of the palms, fingers, soles, and toes have a series of ridges and grooves
- part genetically determined and is unique for each individual
- basis for identification

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Epidermal ridge pattern

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31
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dark color

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Melanin

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32
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yellow to red

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Pheomelanin

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33
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brown to black

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Eumelanin

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34
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yellow orange

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Carotene

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35
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pink-red

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Hemoglobin

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36
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Depends on blood flow

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Hemoglobin in blood

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37
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  • Precursor of vitamin A
  • In stratum corneum and adipose layers-
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Carotene

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38
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  • Pheomelanin - yellow to red
  • Eumelanin - brown to black
  • Darkness depends on amount of melanin produced.
  • Provides some protection against UV rays
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Melanin

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39
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producing cells, synthesize melanin from the amino acid tyrosine in the presence of an enzyme called tyrosinase.

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Melanin

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40
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Synthesis occurs in an organelle called

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Melanosome

41
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increases the enzymatic activity with thus increases melanin production.

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Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light

42
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benign localized overgrowth of melanocytes

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nevus or a mole

43
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the inherited inability of an individual to
produce melanin

44
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the partial or complete loss of melanocytes from patches of skin produces irregular white spots.

45
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skin appear bluish, blood is not picking up an adequate amount of oxygen from the lungs

46
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yellowish appearance of the skin is due to a buildup of bilirubin

47
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redness of the skin, engorgement of capillaries in the dermis with blood due to skin injury

48
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paleness of the skin

49
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mucous membranes, nail beds, and skin appear bluish

50
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usually indicates liver disease

51
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exposure to heat, infection, inflammation, or allergic rxn

52
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may occur in conditions such as shock and anemia

53
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Accessory Structures

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  • Hair
  • Skin glands
  • Nails
54
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  • Found on most skin surfaces
  • Made of fused keratinized cells
  • Consists of shaft and root
  • Surrounded by hair follicle
55
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bulb which includes growing matrix producing
cells

56
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muscle that pulls on hair

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Arrector pili

57
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  • secrete oily sebum
  • Connected to hair follicles; keeps hair from drying out
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Sebaceous gland

58
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  • Eccrine sweat gland - wide distribution- thermoregulation
  • Apocrine sweat gland - axilla, groin, areolae, beard
  • Contain other cell material
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Sudoriferous (sweat) gland

59
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  • Wax combines with sebum to produce cerumen or earwax
  • waterproofs the canal and prevents bacteria and fungi from entering cells
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Ceruminous (wax) gland

60
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wide distribution- thermoregulation

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Eccrine sweat gland

61
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axilla, groin, areolae, beard q Contain other cell material

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Apocrine sweat gland

62
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Plates of packed hard dead keratinized cells

63
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part extending past finger or toe

64
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major visible portion in nails

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Nail body (plate)

65
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portion of the nail that is buried in a fold of skin

66
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crescent-shaped area of the proximal end of the nail body

67
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the homeostatic regulation of body temperature.

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Thermoregulation

68
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dermis houses an extensive network of blood vessels that carry 8–10% of the total blood flow in a resting adult.

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Blood reservoir

69
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FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN

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Blood reservoir
Protection
Cutaneous sentations
Excretion
Absorption
Vitamin D synthesis

70
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usually is an indication of impending or actual tissue damage

71
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include tactile sensations—touch, pressure, vibration, and tickling—as
well as thermal sensations such as warmth and coolness

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Cutaneous sentations

72
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enables a drug contained within an adhesive skin patch to pass across the epidermis and into the blood vessels of the dermis.

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Transdermal (transcutaneous) Drug Administration

73
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angina pectoris (chest pain)

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Nitroglycerin

74
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Motion sickness

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scopolamine

75
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estrogen-replacement during menopause

76
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ethinyl estradiol and norelgestromin

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contraceptive

77
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smoking cessation

78
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relieve severe pain in cancer patients

79
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a hormone that aids in the absorption of calcium from foods in the GIT into the blood.

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Calcitriol

80
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three common forms of skin cancer

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Basal cell carcinomas
Squamous cell carcinomas
Malignant melanomas

81
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  • 78% of all skin cancers
  • tumors arise from cells in the stratum basale and rarely metastasize.
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Basal cell carcinomas

82
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  • 20% of all skin cancers, arise from the stratum spinosum, and have a variable tendency to metastasize
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Squamous cell carcinomas

83
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  • arise from melanocytes and account for about 2% of all skin cancers.
  • metastasize rapidly and can kill a person within months of diagnosis
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Malignant melanomas

84
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Early warning signs of malignant melanoma

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A (asymmetry)
B (border)
C (color)
D (diameter) E (evolving)

85
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irregular shapes, two very different looking halves.

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A (asymmetry)

86
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irregular notched, indented, scalloped, or indistinct—borders.

87
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  • uneven coloration, contain several colors
88
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about the size of a pencil eraser

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D(diameter)

89
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change in size, shape, and color

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E (evolving)

90
Q

can be cured by surgical excision in 99% of the cases

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Basal cell carcinoma

91
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Prognosis is good if treated by radiation therapy or removed surgically

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Squamous cell CA

92
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  • Resistant to chemotherapy
  • Treated by wide surgical excision accompanied by
    immunotherapy
    -Chance of survival is poor if the lesion is over 4 mm thick
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Malignant melanoma

93
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tissue damage caused by excessive heat, electricity, radioactivity, or corrosive chemicals that denature (break down) proteins in the skin.

94
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– only the epidermis is damaged
- Symptoms include localized redness, swelling, and
pain, no blister

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First-degree

95
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– epidermis and upper regions of dermis are damaged
- redness, blister formation, edema, and pain result

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Second-degree

96
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– entire thickness of the skin is damaged, burned area appears gray-white, mahogany, or black;
- Most skin functions are lost, marked edema, and the burned region is numb because sensory nerve endings have been destroyed.

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Third-degree

97
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Burns considered critical if:

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  • Over 25% of the body has second-degree burns,
    — Over 10% of the body has third-degree burns
  • There are third-degree burns on face, hands, or feet
  • When the burn area exceeds 70%, more than half the victims die.
98
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A quick means for estimating the SA affected by a burn

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Rule of Nine

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