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Integumentary System, Burns, Skin Cancer Flashcards

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Integumentary

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Another word for skin which is the body outer layer that weighs 20 pounds

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Structures of Integumentary

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Skin
Nails
Hair
Glands
Nerves
Blood vessels

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First function of Epidermis

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Protection
- Tough keratin (a tough protein found in skin, hair, and nails) protects against mechanical injury and chemical damage
- Melanocytes are cells produce melanin to protect against UV ray damage
- Acidic sweat protects against bacterial infections

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Second Funtion of Epdiermis

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Water Barrier
- Keratin and oils in the skin reduce water loss through evaporation and form a barrier against water infusion

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3rd Function of Epidermis

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Temperature Regulation
- Capillaries dilate to release heat and constrict to conserve heat. Sweat evaporation provides a cooling effect.

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4th funtion of Epidermis

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Vitamin D production
- Sunlight converts cholesterol into vitamin D, which is essential for bone health

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5th function of Epidermis

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Waste elimination
- Urea and uric acid are eliminated in sweat

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6th Function of Epidermis

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Sensory Perception
- Receptor cells transmit information about touch, pressure, vibration, pain, and temperature to the central nervous system

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Layers of the skin

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Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis

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What is epidermis

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The outer layer of the skin
Composed of stratified epithelial cells

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The Five Epidermis Layers

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Come Lets Get Sun Burnt

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First Layer of Epdiermis

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Stratum Corneum- dead cells filled with keratin and constantly shedding. Replacing itself every 25-45 days.

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Second Layer of Epidermis

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Stratum Lucidum- thick skin layer of dead cells only found on palms of hands, fingers, soles of feet, and toes

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Third Layer of Epidermis

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Stratum Granulosum- live Keratinocytes become flatter and flatter making them tough and water resistant

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Fourth Layer of Epidermis

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Stratum Spinosum- live keratinocytes become flatter and flatter making them tough and water resistant

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Fifth Layer of Epidermis

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Stratum Basale - absorbs nutrients from dermis and produces live skin cells

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Skin Color (melanin)

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  • Stratum Basale contains melanocytes that produce melanin
  • The amount of melanin produced is based on genetics
  • Exposure to sunlight causes melanocytes to produce more melanin
  • Melanin granules are pushed out into the neighboring skin cells, the result in tanning
  • Extra melanin in the skin functions as sunscreen by scatters and absorbs the UV rays before penetrating through the epidermis
  • Albinism- prevents the normal production of melanin resulting in little pigment in the skin, hair, and nails
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Dermis Structure

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Papillary Layer and Reticular Layer

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Papillary Layer

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(superficial layer) contains capillaries and sensory receptors and take on a rigid pattern responsible for your fingerprint called dermal papillae. Dermal papillae create a connection between the epidermis and dermis and form mounds on hands and feet called dermal ridges (your fingerprint)

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Retitcular Layer

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(deep layer) includes blood and lymphatic vessels, sweat and oil glands, muscles, hair follicles, and nerve endings

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Dermis

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Composed of collagen and elastic fibers. Collagen fibers provide toughness and the elastic fibers keep skin looking young.
Contains hair follicles
Has a rich supply of blood vessels and sweat glands to regulate body temperature

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Dermis Sensory Receptors

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Meissner receptors
Pacinian corpuscle
Free nerve endings

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Meissner receptors

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detect light touch

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Pacinian corpuscle

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detect deep pressure and vibrational changes

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Free nerve endings

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Respond to pain, light touch, and temperature variations

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Sudoriferous glands (Sweat Glands)

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  • Distributed throughout the body with high concentration in under arms, palms and soles of feet, and the forehead
  • Sweat is odorless but when left on skin turns into an odor due to bacteria
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Types of sweat glands

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Eccrine and apocrine glands

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Eccrine glands

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cover most of the body. Sweat is clear that contains mostly water that opens directly onto the skin.

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Apocrine glands

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Located on genitals and armpits. Secrete milky fluid that secrete onto the hair follicles.

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Sweat Glands

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Sweat glands are activated to produce sweat when temperatures rise and evaporation cooling reduces body temperature

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Sebaceous Glands (Oil Glands) Location

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Located all over the body accept for palms of hands and soles of feet
Empty into hair follicles and directly on skin

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Sebaceous Glands (Oil Glands)
Function

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Produce oily substance called sebum
Keep skin and hair soft and kill bacteria

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Hair follicles
Structure

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Bulb-shaped and with an arrector pili attached on either side

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Hair color

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Melanocytes in the follicle produce the pigment that gives hair its color. As a person ages, melanocytes produce less melanin turning hair gray or white

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Hair texture

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The shape of the hair follicle. A round follicle produces straight hair; a oval follicle produces wavy hair; and a flat-shaped follicle produces curly hair

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Goosebumps

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When cold or frightened the arrector pili muscles contract pulling the hair upright causing goosebumps. The erect hair traps a layer of air close to the skin, adding insulation to help warm the body

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Nails Structure

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Nail Bed
Nail Matrix
Lunule

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Nail bed

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located underneath the nail

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Nail matrix

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the thickened hard part of the nail. Are clear but appear pink due to the blood supply under the nail bed. This is where the nail grows

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Lunule

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the crescent portion located on top but located towards the bottom of the nail matrix

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Hypodermis

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Made of adipose tissue
Source of energy
Padding and insulating the interior of the body
Connects skin to muscle

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1st Degree

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-Affects only the epidermal layer of skin
-Symptoms: involve reddening of skin, mild pain, and tend to heal in less than a week
-Treatment: place a cool wet compress on burnt area. Don’t use ice and do not pop blisters both of these will cause more pain. Cover with a sterile gauze and apply petroleum jelly 2-3 times a day.

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2nd Degree

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  • Involve damage to both the epidermis and the upper portion of the dermis
  • Symptoms: Blisters, fluid-filled pockets that form between the epidermal and dermal layer, very painful and take over a week to heal
  • Treatment: place a cool wet compress on burnt area. Don’t use ice and do not pop blisters both of these will cause more pain. Cover with a sterile gauze and apply petroleum jelly 2-3 times a day.
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3rd Degree

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  • Involve damage to the entire thickness of the skin
  • Symptoms: Appear grayish-white, initially is not painful because the nerve endings in the skin have been destroyed, later scarring and paint will occur
  • Treatment: Third degree burns cannot heal on their own because the stratum basale, which generates new skin cells, has been destroyed. Treatment involves getting a skin graft over the damaged area
  • Skin graft: surgical procedure in which a piece of skin is transplanted from one area to another
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Rules of nine

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  • 9% for both the anterior and posterior of the head and neck (4.5% per side)
  • 18% for the anterior torso and -18% for the posterior of the torso
  • 9% for both the posterior and anterior of each arm (4.5% per side)
  • 18% for both the anterior and posterior of each leg (9% per side)
  • 1% for the genital region
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Basal Cell Carcinoma

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  • Most common and the least dangerous
  • Cause: overproduction of cells in the stratum basale that push upward forming dome-shaped bumps.
  • Symptoms: dome-shaped bumps that most often appear on areas of the face that have been exposed to the sunlight
  • Treatment: surgically removing dome-shaped bumps
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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  • Cause: Overproduction of cells in the stratum spinosum layer of the epidermis
  • Symptoms: Appear as a scaly, reddened patch that progresses to an ulcer-like mass with a raised border.
  • Most common locations amongst light complexioned people: scalp, ears, lower lip
  • Most common locations amongst darker complexioned people: areas not exposed to sunlight such as legs and feet
  • Treatment: Surgical removal or chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and/or drug therapy if it has spread to lymph nodes
    Chemotherapy: powerful drugs to kill cancer cells
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Malignant Melanoma

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The most deadly skin cancer
Symptoms: A mole that changes in size, shape, color, and elevation
ABCD rule for determining the presence of melanoma
Asymmetry: The shape of the mole is irregular
Border Irregularity: Borders are not smooth
Color: more than one color shades of (red, blue, black, brown, pinks)
Diameter: Larger than the diameter of a pencil

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