Integumentary System Flashcards
Cyanosis
Blue
Lack of oxygen or profusion of the cells.
The function of the integumentary system
Protective barrier against foreign invaders. Regulates body temperature. Reception of information through pressure receptors. Lib bungs for body cavities and organs.
Erythema
Red
Fever, blush, burn or infection
Pale
White
Anemia
Cirrhosis
Orange
Liver or pancreatic disorder
Ashen
Gray serious illness, death
Bronze
Brown-orange
Adrenal problems
Ecchymosis
Purple
Bruising or deep tissue injury
Jayndice
Yellow
Bile problems involving liver, gallbladder, or pancreas
Papule
Small elevation (wart)
Macul
Flat (freckle)
Vesicle
Papule with clear fluid (blister chicken pox)
Pustule
Papule with pus ( pimple,boil )
Nevus
Brown elevation (mole)
Nodule
Lump under skin (sebaceous cyst)
Decubitus
Ulceration (pressure sore)
Avulation
Tissue torn out (dog bite)
Excoriation
Tissue rubbed off (scrape or rubbing. Of two skin surfaces)
Laceration
Cut with clean edges (knife cut)
Fissure
Torn by use at a site of pressure (rectal fissure)
Tear
Ragged edges (skin shearing from friction)
Puncture
Small surface area but deep wound (stab wound)
Dermatitis
Inflamed, irritated skin
Eczema
Erythema, scaling, and itching due to allergic reaction
Psoriasis
Overgrowth of epidermis resulting in silvery scales
Verrucas (wart)
Benign, fleshy tumor caused by virus
Herpes simplex
Viral lesion with water vesicles; type I nose and mouth. Type ii gentile
Tinea pedis (athletes foot)
Fungus flourishes in groin and other skin folds; causes scaling, itching, and burning to feet and between toes
Tinea cruritis (jock itch)
Fungus that flourishes in groin and other skin folds; causes burning and redness
Tinea corporis (ring worm(
Red lesions in a circular pattern blanched in the center caused by fungus NOT a worm
Impetigo
Golden crusts on oozing lesions, bacterial, spread through direct contact or with personal items like towels or bed clothing
Furuncle (boil)
Staph infection in hairy area of body such as groin, neck, or armpit; common in diabetics or those with I paired immunity; needs systemic antibiotic
Carbuncle
Group of Furuncle
Basal cell carcinoma
Shiny pearl like lesion due to overexposure to the sun
Squamous cell carcinoma
Reddened patch of skin that will not heal due to overexposure to sun
Melanoma
Large asymmetrical, dark,malignant mole that swiftly spreads through body and can be terminal
1at degree burn
Redness (sun burn)
2nd degree burn
Blisters and redness
3rd degree burn
Full thickness damage through skin into nerves and muscles