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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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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 body’s outside

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Mucous membranes

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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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bluish discoloration of skin caused by heart or breathing problems

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Cyanosis

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

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Jaundice

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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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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 to 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 of 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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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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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 thin 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 or 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 follicles 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

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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

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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

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

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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

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begins when UV radiation mutates the DNA of a skin cell

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Skin cancer

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

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Basal cell carcinoma

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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 if the skin

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Melanoma

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

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Acne

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

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Allergic contact dermatitis

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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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