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0
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Which receptors are sensitive to touch, sound, and contractions?

A

Mechanoreceptors

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What process toughens and waterproofs the outermost layer of skin?

A

Keratinization

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2
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Which form of skin cancer involves melanocytes?

A

Melanoma

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3
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What is the descriptor for red skin

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Erythema

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4
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Which smooth muscles attach to the hair follicles to make hairs stand up?

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Arrector pilli

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5
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What type of rays damage skin?

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Uv radiation from the sun

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6
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What is the eponychium?

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Cuticle

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7
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Which layer of skin is found in hairless regions of the body?

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Lucidum stratum

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Which degree of burns involves all three layers?

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Third degree

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9
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Which degree of burns involves just the epidermis?

A

First degree

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10
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Identify the degree of the burn that involves blistering

A

Second degree

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11
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What is another name for cold sore?

A

Herpes simplex

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12
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Which modified molecule in the skin is converted to vitamin D by sunlight?

A

Cholesterol

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13
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Which degree of burn is referred to as partial thickness burns?

A

First and second degree

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14
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What is the most common skin cancer?

A

Basal cell carcinoma

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15
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What is the name of the touch receptors in the dermis?

A

Meissners corpuscles

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16
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What is the leading cause of death in third degree burns?

A

Infection

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17
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What childhood disease is caused by staph infection of insect bites?

A

Impetigo

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18
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What is the two main fibers found throughout the dermis?

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Elastic and collagen

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19
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What happens to the thickness of the dermis with aging?

A

Decreases

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20
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How would you describe flat, layered cells?

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Stratified squamous

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21
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Which layer of skin contains nerve fibers?

A

Dermis

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22
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Which pigment is protective against UV radiation?

A

Melanin

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23
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What are the uneven, finger like projections on the superior surface?

A

Papillae

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24
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Which vessels help malignant melanoma metastasize?

A

Lymph and blood vessels

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25
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What is the waterproof protein in the epidermis?

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Keratin

26
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Which cells create melanin?

A

Melanocytes

27
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When part of the burn of epidermis and part of the dermis are involved in which type of burn?

A

Second degree burn

28
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How thick is stratum corneum?

A

20-30 cells

29
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What is the other name for third degree burn?

A

Full thickness burn

30
Q

What is the upper part of the hair?

A

Shaft

31
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How would pale skin die to anemia or blood pressure be described?

A

Pallor

32
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What is the other name for the subcutaneous tissue?

A

Hypodermis

33
Q

What is the serous membrane surrounding the lungs?

A

Pleural

34
Q

Which degree of burn destroys skin and underlying tissue down to bone?

A

Fourth degree

35
Q

What is the Seidel membrane around the heart?

A

Pericardium

36
Q

In third degree burns, which layers are involved?

A

Epidermal and dermal are completely destroyed

37
Q

What word describes reddened skin which may in usage embarrassment fever hypertension or inflammation?

A

Erythema

38
Q

Which is the deepest layer of the epidermis?

A

Stratum basale

39
Q

Which gland is ducted into the hair follicle?

A

Sebaceous gland

40
Q

Which pigment is yellowish orange?

A

Carotene

41
Q

Which pigments are absorbed in the blood and cause jaundice?

A

Bile pigments

42
Q

Which skin disorder is characterized by dry silver scales?

A

Psoriasis

43
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What is an irritation caused by contact to certain material?

A

Contact dermatitis

44
Q

What is the outermost layer of the epidermis?

A

Stratum corneum

45
Q

What separates serous membrane layers?

A

Clear serous fluid

46
Q

What is the product of the sebaceous gland?

A

Sebum

47
Q

What are the two types of sweat glands?

A

Apocrine and eccrine

48
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Which gland releases Vitamin C on the skin?

A

Eccrine gland

49
Q

Melanoma can begin wherever there is________.

A

Pigment/ melanocytes

50
Q

Which type of skin cancer appears most often on the scalp ears hands and Lower lips?

A

Squamous cell carcinoma

51
Q

In which region of the dermis would phagocytic WBC’s be found?

A

Reticular layer

52
Q

Which type of membrane line all cavities that open to the exterior?

A

Mucous

53
Q

In which region of the dermis would you find pacifism corpuscles?

A

Reticular layer

54
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What purpose do phagocytic WBCs serve?

A

Prevention of bacterial penetration/infection

55
Q

What is the other name for sweat glands?

A

Sudoriferous glands

56
Q

What is the name for the downy covering of delicate hairs on a fetus?

A

Lanugo

57
Q

Which membrane is exposed to air and is a dry membrane?

A

Cutaneous membrane

58
Q

Does vasoconstriction release or retain body heat?

A

Retains

59
Q

What is the name of the oil gland that produces ear wax?

A

Sebaceous gland

60
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Does vasodilation release or retain body heat?

A

Release

61
Q

Which of the two this of sweat glands are the biggest?

A

Apocrine gland

62
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What is the white cheese like covering that Ortega the skin of a fetus in the womb?

A

Vernix caseosa

63
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What is the term that indicates the spread of cancerous cells?

A

Malignant

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