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Integumentary System Vocab Flashcards

1
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skin and its accessory structures

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integumentary system

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2
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covers the body as skin

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cutaneous membranes

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3
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lines body cavities that don’t open to the outside

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serous membranes

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lines cavities and tubes opening to the body’s outside

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mucous membranes

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5
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lines joint cavities

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synovial membranes

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condition in which the blood doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells

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anemic

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7
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bluish discoloration of skin caused by heart or breathing problems

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cyanosis

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yellowish discoloration of skin (and whites of the eyes) caused by liver problems

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jaundice

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9
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outermost tissue layer of the skin composed of stratified squamous epithelium

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epidermis

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layer of skin between the epidermis and hypodermis, composed mainly of connective tissue and containing blood vessels, hair follicles, sweat glands, and other structures

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dermis

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11
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pigment that determines the color of hair and skin

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melanin

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12
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cell found in the stratum basale of the epidermis that produces the pigment melanin

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melanocyte

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13
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genetic disorder that affects the skin, in which there is no melanin production

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albinism

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14
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skin condition in which melanocytes in certain areas lose the ability to produce melanin, possible due an autoimmune reaction that leads to loss of color in patches

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vitiligo

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15
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the rate of cell division of epidermal cells increases when skin is rubbed or pressed regularly (stressed), resulting in thickened areas

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callus

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16
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form a unique type of callus that is created by tension on the skin at the rim of the heel

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heel fissures

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17
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keratinous filament growing out of the epidermis

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hair

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18
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cavity or sac from which hair originates

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hair follicle

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19
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part of hair that is below the epidermis anchored to the follicle

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hair root

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20
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mass of connective tissue, blood capillaries, and nerve endings at the base of the hair follicle

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hair papilla

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21
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type of structural protein that gives skin, hair, and nails its hard, water-resistant properties

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keratin

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22
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excessive body hair on parts of body where hair is normally absent usually on chin, chest, face, or body

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hirsutism

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23
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loss of hair

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alopecia

24
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infant completely covered in lanugo hair

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congenital hypertrichosis

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very thin, soft, usually unpigmented downy hair that is found on the body of newborn

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lanugo

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dark hair has more of the brownish-black pigment

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eumelanin

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blonde and red hair have more of the reddish blonde pigment

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pheomelanin

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smooth muscle that is activated in response to external stimuli that pull on hair follicle and make the hair “stand up”

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arrector pili muscle

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layer of epidermis upon which the nail body forms

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nail bed

30
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overlies the nail bed

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nail plate

31
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basal part of the nail body that consists of a crescent-shaped layer of thick epithelium

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lunula

32
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thickening and curvature of nail

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onychogryphosis

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type of oil gland found in the dermis all over the body and helps to lubricate and waterproof the skin and hair by secreting sebum

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sebaceous gland

34
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oily substance that is composed of a mixture of lipids that lubricates the skin and hair

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sebum

35
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sweat gland that produces odor

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sudoriferous gland

36
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type of sweat gland that is associated with hair follicles in the armpits and genital regions

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apocrine sweat gland

37
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type of sweat gland that is common throughout the skin surface; sweat is released outside of body through a pore

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eccrine sweat gland

38
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modified sweat gland that secretes earwax

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ceruminous gland

39
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modified sweat glands that secrete milk

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mammary glands

40
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occurs when too much UV radiation reaches the skin, causing inflammation

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acute sunburn

41
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begins when UV radiation mutates the DNA of a skin cell

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skin cancer

42
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cancer that originates from basal cells in the epidermis of the skin

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basal cell carcinoma

43
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type of skin cancer that originates from the stratum spinosum of the epidermis

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squamous cell carcinoma

44
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type of skin cancer that originates from the melanocytes of the skin

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melanoma

45
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a disorder of the sebaceous glands due to too much oil flow

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acne

46
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caused by an immune system reaction to an allergen, causing a red scaliness

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allergic contact dermatitis

47
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caused by an irritating substance (not an immune system reaction) causing red, itchy, blistery skin

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irritant contact dermatitis

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a rise in body temperature

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hyperthermia

49
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a decrease in body temperature

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hypothermia

50
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superficial burn that injures only the epidermis

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first degree burn

51
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partial-thickness burn that injures the epidermis and a portion of the dermis

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second degree burn

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burn that penetrates and destroys the full thickness of the skin (epidermis and dermis)

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third degree burn

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burn in which full thickness of the skin and underlying muscle and bone is damaged

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fourth degree burn

54
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transplantation of skin

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skin graft

55
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collagen-rich skin formed after the process of wound healing that is different from normal skin

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scar

56
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type of scar that has layers raised above the skin surface

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keloid

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