Module 4 skin, hair, and nails Flashcards
Bodies biggest organ system
Skin
Vernix caseosa
Epithelial cells affect cheesy protective substance made out of submunitions
Infants lose heat because
Their skin is not fully developed, puts him at risk for fluid loss and dehydration. They cannot contractor, shiver and prone to heat loss as a child grows the upper dermis thickens topping starting to become smaller lubricated.
Languo
Hair follicles that develop in a foetus at three months gestation find Downey hair falls off
Apocrinecells produce
Body odour
Sebaceous glands become more active when and do what
During puberty Crete oil, which creates pimples
Linea nigra
A brown or black line that goes down the midline in pregnancy
Cholama
Develops in pregnant ladies, or taking oral contraceptives in regular brown patches on the face
Spider nevus
Develops in pregnancy looks like a firework on the skin
Senile purpura
Darkening of the skin in aging B
Alcohol flush system
Getting red when drinking
Pruritus
Itchy skin
Vitiligo
Absence of Melanin pigment
Pallor
White lose of colour
Erythema
Red
Mottling
Causes from hyperfusion often around the knees can be found in the ears and fingers can be patchy in regular colors, red purple streaks, spots, or marbled appearance