Integumentary System Flashcards
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- vascular
- outer layer of the skin and is replaced every 3-4 weeks
- waterproof barrier that gives the skin tone
- consists of: keratinocytes that contain protein and melanocytes that contain the pigments — this is what gives the skin and hair color
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Epidermis
2
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- has connective tissue, nerve fibers, capillaries, collage, and elastin
- part of the skin that has strength and elasticity to the skin
- gives you the ability to feel
- hair follicle, sebaceous sweat, and apocrine glands originate here
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Dermis
3
Q
- deepest layer and attaches the dermis layer of skin to the bones and muscles
- has adipose, adipose tissue, and fat
- provides protection and insulation
- stores fat
- roots of hair follicle are in this segmen
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Subcutaneous layer
4
Q
- thin, threads of keratin found over much of the body, except the lips and nipples, soles of feet, palms of hand, labia minor, and the penis
- growth influenced by production of hormones
- gray hair occurs due to decrease in number of functioning melanocytes
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Hair
5
Q
Plates of keratin
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Nails
6
Q
Protective seal of the nails
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Cuticle
7
Q
Crescent shaped and white at the nail root
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Lunula
8
Q
Pink because they are very vascular
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Root beds
9
Q
- found all over the body except the palms of the hands and the soles of feet
- produce and secrete a protective oil through the hair follicles, called sebum
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Sebaceous gland
10
Q
There are two types: eccrine glands and apocrine glands
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Sweat glands
11
Q
- produce an odorless fluid to maintain body temp, and swear
- found on skin especially the palms, soles of feet, axillary region, and forehead
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Eccrine glands
12
Q
- produce body odor when reacting to bacterial decomposition, and increase in response to emotional stress
- usually associated with hair follicles located in the axillary and genital regions
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Apocrine glands
13
Q
Pain, always ask about tingling sensation, itching, numbness
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Subjective data rated to alterations of the integumentary system
14
Q
- color: skin color changed? Appropriate for age and race?
- skin temp: use back of hand to detect changes in skin temp
- skin moisture: increase to moisture on skin? If so, they’re at risk for skin breakdown; fevers cause people to sweat more
- skin turgor: sign of dehydration
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Assessment of objective data of the integumentary system
15
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How to assess jaundice in dark skinned patients
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Inspect the palms and soles for yellowish-green color
