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Skin And Body Membranes Flashcards

1
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Types of epithelial tissue

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Mucous, Serous, and Cutaneous

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2
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Types of connective tissue

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Synovial

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3
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Location of Mucous membranes

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Respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts

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Location of Serous membranes

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Line internal central body cavities and cover their organs

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5
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Location of Cutaneous membranes

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Covers the body’s exterior

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Location of Synovial membranes

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Line joint cavities of synovial joints

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Function of Mucous membranes

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Protection, lubrication, secretion, and absorption

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Function of Serous membranes

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Produce a lubricating fluid that reduces friction

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Function of Cutaneous membranes

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Protects deeper body tissues from external insults

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Function of Synovial membranes

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Produce lubrication to decrease friction within the joint cavity

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11
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Radiation from the skin surface and evaporation of sweat are two ways in which the skin helps to get rid of body what

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Heat

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12
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Fat in the what tissue layer beneath the dermis helps to insulate the body

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Subcutaneous

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13
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The waterproofing protein found in the epidermal cells is called what

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Keratin

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14
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A vitamin that is manufactured in the skin is what

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Vitamin D

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15
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A localized concentration of melanin is what

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A freckle

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16
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Wrinkling of the skin is due to loss of the what of the skin

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Elasticity

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17
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A decubitus ulcer results when skin cells are deprived of what

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Oxygen

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18
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What is a bluish cast of the skin resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the blood

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Cyanosis

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19
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What are translucent cells containing keratin

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Stratum corneum and stratum lucidum

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20
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What are dead cells

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Stratum corneum and stratum lucidum

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21
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Dermis later responsible for fingerprints

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Papillary layer

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22
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Vascular region

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Dermis as a whole

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23
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Epidermal region involved in rapid cell division; most inferior epidermal layer

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Stratum basale

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24
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Scalelike cells full of keratin that constantly flake off

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Stratum corneum

25
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Site of elastic and collagen fibers

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Dermis as a whole

26
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Site of melanin formation

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Stratum basale

27
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Major skin area from which the derivatives arise

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Epidermis as a whole

28
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Greater amounts of the pigment what are produced when the skin is exposed to the sun

29
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The most abundant protein in dead epidermal structures such as hair and nails is what

30
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What is an oily mixture of lipids, cholesterol, and cell fragments

31
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The oldest epidermal cells in the epidermis are found in the what

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Stratum corneum

32
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The externally observable part of the hair is called the what

33
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The what provides mechanical strength to the skin

34
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A blackhead is an accumulation of oily material produced by what

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Sebaceous glands

35
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Thing muscles attached to hair follicles that pull the hair upright during fright or cold are called what

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Arrector pili

36
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The most numerous variety of perspiration gland is the what

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Eccrine sweat glands

37
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The sheath formed of both epithelial and connective tissues is the what

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Hair follicle

38
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A less numerous variety of perspiration gland is the what

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Apocrine sweat gland

39
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What are specialized nerve ending that respond to temperature and touch

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Cutaneous receptors

40
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What becomes more active at puberty

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Sebaceous glands and apocrine sweat glands

41
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Part of the heart-liberating apparatus of the body is the what

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Eccrine sweat glands

42
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Full thickness burn; epidermal and dermal layers destroyed; skin is blanched

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Third degree burn

43
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Blisters form

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Second degree burn

44
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Epidermal damage, redness, and some pain

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First degree burn

45
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Epidermal and some dermal damage; pain; regeneration is possible

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Second degree burn

46
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Regeneration is impossible, requires grafting

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Third degree burn

47
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Pain is absent because nerve endings in the area are destroyed

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Third degree burn

48
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Importance in rule of nines

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It allows estimation of the extent of the burns so that fluid volume replacement can be calculated

49
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Epithelial cells, not in contact with the basement membrane, develop lesions; metasizes

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Squamous cell carcinoma

50
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Cells of the lowest level of the epidermis invade the dermis and hypodermis; exposed areas develop ulcer; slow to metasize

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Basal cell carcinoma

51
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Rare but often deadly cancer of pigment-producing cells

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Malignant melanoma

52
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ABCD rule

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A= Aysemmerty B= border C= Color D= Diameter

53
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Skin inflammations that increase in frequency with age

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Dermatitis

54
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Cause of graying hair

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Delayed-action gene

55
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Small white bumps of the skin of newborn babies, resulting from accumulations of sebaceous gland material

56
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Reflects the loss of insulating subcutaneous tissue with age

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Cold intolerance

57
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A common consequence of accelerated sebaceous gland activity during adolescence

58
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Oily substance produced by the fetus’s sebaceous glands

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Vernix caseona

59
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The hairy cloak of the fetus

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