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Integumentary System Flashcards

1
Q

Redness of the skin can not result from what

A

Exposure to cold

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2
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One type of experimental contraceptive device is a skin patch that contains a chemical through the skin. Which of the following substances would most likely be the chemical involved

A

A steroid

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3
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What is not a characteristic of aging of the integumentary system

A

Increase in activity of sweat and sebaceous glands

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4
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The type of glands that open on surface of the skin and have water secretion are what

A

Merocrine sweat glands

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5
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What type of glands cool off the body

A

Merocrine glands

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6
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What is produced by melanocytes

A

Melanin

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7
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The lunula is part of the what

A

Nail matrix

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8
Q

Where does the nail grow from

A

The nail matrix

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9
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What is the layer of skin made of epithelial tissue

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The epidermis

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10
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What is composed of dense connective tissue

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The dermis

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11
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Chef buoy yardee is burned when a kettle of spaghetti sauce exploded in the kitchen. The doctor easily pulls the hair in the area that is burned out. What type of burn is this

A

Third-degree

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12
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When I cancer is said to metastasized it means what

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It has spread to other areas of the body

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13
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What process might be involved in temperature regulation by the integumentary system

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Evaporation of sweat from the surface of the skin to reduce body temperature

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14
Q

What helps and preventing the spread and growth of some types of skin cancer and other areas of the body

A

Basement membranes and then avascular epidermis

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15
Q

True or false in partial thickness burns the dermis and the epidermis are completely destroyed

A

False

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16
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True or false psoriasis is a fungal infection causing circular scaly lesions

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True or false the nail consists of layers of living cells from the stratum corneum

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17
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What is not a function of the integumentary systematic

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Vitamin a production with exposure to UV light

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18
Q

What glands produce an oily white substance rich in lipids

A

Sebaceous glands

19
Q

The shaft is a structural component found associated with what

A

The hair

20
Q

What is a fungal infection of the skin

A

Ringworm

21
Q

What can be used to estimate total body fat

A

The hypodermis

22
Q

What causes cyanosis

A

Decreased oxygen content of blood

23
Q

Given that viruses are not affected by antibiotics which of the following types of skin infection might be successfully treated with an antibiotic

A

Acne

24
Q

What type of gland opens into a hair follicle and produces sebum

A

Sebaceous glands

25
Q

Fingerprints and footprints are produced by dermal projections into the epidermis called what

A

Papillae

26
Q

Is it true that the basal cell carcinoma produces an open ulcer

A

Yes

27
Q

What type of glands were lubricate skin and hair and protect against some bacteria

A

Sebaceous glands

28
Q

The lunula can be associated with what

A

The nails

29
Q

What is not true about excretion in the integumentary system

A

That hydrogen ions are moved from skin into urine

30
Q

What type of glands produce body odor

A

Aprocrine glands

31
Q

One of the most immediately life-threatening results of burns to large areas of the body is what

A

Decrease systematic blood pressure and the development of cardiovascular shot

32
Q

What are produced when the new collagen fibers are running in one direction then another

A

Cleavage or tension fibers

33
Q

Why are scalpt hairs longer than eyelash hairs

A

Scalp hairs have a much longer growth cycle than eyelashes

34
Q

When exposed to cold air the ears and nose may appear read why is this

A

Blood vessels dilate to prevent tissue damage from the cold

35
Q

The appearance of age spots is justified by what

A

Increased number of active melanocyte

36
Q

What is not a function of the integumentary system

A

Provides a water loss to get rid of waste products

37
Q

Yellowish skin color could be the result of what

A

Liver damage

38
Q

What is determined by the varying amounts and types of melanin

A

Haircolor

39
Q

Is it true that Charitan in the epidermis absorbs ultraviolet rays and protects the underlying structures from damaging effects

A

No

40
Q

The hair is formed are made by cells within what

A

Hair bulbs

41
Q

What causes jaundice

A

Collection of abnormal bile pigment in the skin

42
Q

What is the type of thing that opens into a hair follicle and has a thick organic secretion

A

Aprocrine sweat glands

43
Q

What has a cortex is a constituent component

A

Hair

44
Q

What is a viral infection that shows signs on the skin

A

Shingles

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