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Integumentary System Flashcards

1
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Skin

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Largest organ/organ system in the body

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2
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Dermatology

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Study of skin and diseases of skin

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3
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Layers of Skin

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Epidermis
Dermis
Subcutaneous

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Subcutaneous Layer

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Under the skin

Contains fat

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5
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Accessory Organs of Skin

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Hair (follicles)
Sweat glands
Oil glands

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6
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What is another term for sweat glands?

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Sudoriferous glands

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7
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What is another term for oil glands?

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Sebaceous glands

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8
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Combining forms for fat tissue (3)

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Adipo
Lipo
Steato

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9
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Adipocyte

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Fat cell

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10
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Steatorrhea

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Fat in fecal material

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11
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What is the cause of steatorrhea?

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Blocked bile ducts that could be due to gallstones

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12
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What does bile do?

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Helps absorb fat in the stomach

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13
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Combining forms for skin (3)

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Cutaneo
Dermato
Dermo

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14
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Cutaneous

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Pertaining to skin

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15
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Hypodermic

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Under the dermis (deep)

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16
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Combining forms for sweat (2)

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Hidro

Sutero

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17
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Hidradenitis

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Inflammation of a sweat gland

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18
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Terms for profuse sweating (3)

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Sudoresis
Diaphoresis
Hyperhidrosis

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19
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What word is the exception to the rule of combining forms?

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Hidradenitis

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20
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Combining form for thickened/hard skin

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Kerato

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21
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What does kerato refer to?

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Skin

Cornea of eyes

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22
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Actinic Keratosis

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Abnormal thickening of skin due to sun exposure

Precancerous condition

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23
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Combining form of fungus

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Myco

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24
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Dermatomycosis

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Fungal infection of the skin

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25
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Combining form for nails

26
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Onychomalacia

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Softening of the nails

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Eponychium

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Cuticle of nail

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Lunula

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Half moon shaped, light-colored area at the base of nail

29
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Combining forms of hair (2)

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Pilo

Tricho

30
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Trichomycosis

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Fungal infection of a hair and/or follicles

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Combining form of skin oils

32
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Seborrheic dermatitis

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Inflammation of the skin causing skin flaking and oily deposits
Dandruff

33
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Combining form of dry

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Xeroderma

35
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Vesicle

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Small blister

36
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Puritis

37
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Combining form of dark

38
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Melanin

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Dark pigments produced within the skin by melanocytes

39
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Melatonin

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Hormone associated with sleep and darkness
Produced buy pineal gland
Regulates circadian rhythm

40
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3 Types of Skin Cancer

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Basal Cell Carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Melanoma

41
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Basal Cell Carcinoma

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Malignant tumor of the basal layer of the epidermis

Most common, but least likely to metastasize

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Malignant

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Not good
Cancerous
Opposite of benign

43
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Metastasize

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Malignant tumor of epidermal cells
More likely to spread
Second most common

45
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Melanoma

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Third most common
Most likely of the three to metastasize
Most dangerous
Malignant tumor of melanocytes

46
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What are the three skin cancers related to?

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UV radiation exposure

47
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Kaposi Sarcoma

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Skin cancer associated with AIDS (almost exclusively)

48
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AIDS

A

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Caused by HIV

49
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HIV

A

Human immunodeficiency virus

50
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ABCs of Skin Cancer

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Asymmetry
Border
Color
Diamter
Elevation & Evolution
51
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All cancers…

52
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Ecchymosis

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Bruise with blood pooling under the skin

Bad bruise typically in elderly patients

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Contusion

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More typical bruise

54
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Petechia

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Very small hemorrhages (pin point)
Formed when little capillaries burst
Caused by leukemia or strenuous activity

55
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Diagnostic Methods

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Ultrasound
Xray
CT
MRI

56
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CT

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Computerized tomography
Can view in any plane
Able to see soft tissues too

57
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How does an Xray work?

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Beams of X-ray are shown through the body

They pass through soft tissues, but not dense things to create an image

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Radiopaque

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Xray cannot pass through

59
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Radiolucent

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Xray can pass through (doesn’t show up on the picture)

60
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MRI

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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