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Skin Chapter 16 Flashcards

1
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Adipocyte

A

Fat cell

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Albinism

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Condition of skin deficient in pigment

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Apocrine sweat gland

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One of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axillary or genital areas. It secretes sweat that in action with bacteria is responsible for human body odor

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4
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Basal layer

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Deepest region of epidermis it gives rise to all epidermal cells

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5
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Collagen

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Structural proteins found in skin and connective tissue

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Cuticle

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Band of epidermis the base and sides of the nail plate

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Dermis

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Middle layer of skin

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8
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Eccrine sweat glands

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Most numerous sweat glands in the skin

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Epidermis

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Outermost layer of skin

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Epithelium

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Layer of skin cells forming outer and inner surfaces of the body

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Hair follicle

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Sac within which each hair grows

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Itegumentary system

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The skinand its accessory structures such as hair and nails

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Keratin

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Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails. Keratin means horn

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Lunula

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Half-moon shaped,whitish area at the base of a nail

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15
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Melanin

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Skin pigment. It is formed by melanocytes in the epidemis. Eumelanin is brown-black pigment, whereas pheomelanin is red yellow

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16
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Paronychium

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Soft tissue surrounding the nail border.

17
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Pore

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Tiny opening on the surface of the skin

18
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Sebaceous gland

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Oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles

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Sebum

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oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands

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Squamous epithelium

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Flat, scale- like celks composing the epidermis

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Stratified

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Arranged in layers

22
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Stratum strata

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Layer

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Stratum corneum

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Outermost layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened, keratinized cells

24
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Subcutaneous layer

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Innermost layerof the skin, containing fat tissue

25
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Adipo

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Fat

26
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Albin/o

A

White

27
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Caus/o

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Burn, burning

28
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Cauter/o

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Heat burn

29
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Cutane/o

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Skin

30
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Derm/o dermat/o

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Skin

31
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Diaphor/o

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Profuse sweating

32
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Erythem/o erythemat/o

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Redness

33
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Hidr/o

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Sweat

34
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Icthy/o

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Dry, scale

35
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Kerat/o

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Hard

36
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Leuk/o

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White

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