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Test On Skin Flashcards

1
Q

Why can’t the body regulate as well

A

Blood supply decrease

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2
Q

Why do wrinkles form

A

Less collagen and elastic fibers

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3
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Why is the skin is really damaged when you grow older

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The epidermis thins and isn’t stratified

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4
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What are some affects of aging

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Skin easily damaged, wrinkles, age spots, or ability to regulate body temperature

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5
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Is hair on the thin or thick skin

A

Thin

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6
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Macrophages

A

Engulf bacteria and viruses

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7
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Adipose function

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Cushions, insulates, and stores energy

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8
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What is the hypodermis made of

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Adipose, connective tissue, macrophages, and collagen and elastic fibers

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9
Q

What is the largest organ

A

Skin

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10
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What tissue is in epidermis

A

Stratified squamous

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11
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What must the skin get rid of

A

Nitrogen compounds

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12
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Water retention

A

Releases and gains water

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13
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Facial expressions

A

Skeletal muscles on face feel attached

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14
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Sensation

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Money receptors for heat, cold, touch, vibration, and pressure

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15
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Where is sensation

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Bottom of the feet, palms, face, nipples, and genitals

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16
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Integument structure

A

Skin, hair, nails, glands

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17
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After you burn, what typically happens

A

Water loss

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18
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Layers of epidermis

A 
Stratum corneum
Lucidum
Granulosum
Spinosum
Basale
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19
Q

Structure of epidermis

A

A vascular, melanocytes and keratinocytes, in blood vessels and nourished by diffusion of dermis.

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20
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Structure of dermis

A

Vascular, fibroblasts, macrophages, adipocytes, extracellular matrix.

21
Q

Two factors that determine skin color

A

Eumelanin: dark
Pheomalanin: reddish yellow

22
Q

Skin

A

Protection, regulation, sensation, excretion, immunity, vitamin D production, facial expressions

23
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Hair function

A

Protection and temperature regulation

24
Q

Nails function

A

Surround soft tissue from injuries, enhances small movements

25
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Glands

A

Secretion and maintain homeostasis

26
Q

Protection

A

Epidermis

27
Q

Sensation

A

Receptors for heat, cold, touch, vibration , pressure

28
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Temp regulation

A

Sweat, hair standing on arm

29
Q

Excretion

A

Sweat, releasing salts

30
Q

Immunity

A

Having defense against disease

31
Q

Vitamin D production

A

Absorbs calcium and bone growth

32
Q

Eumelanin is produced with what gene

A

MC1R

33
Q

Constitutive

A

Born skin color

34
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Faculatative

A

Temperature skin color is due to tanning

35
Q

Skin burning process

A

when keratinocytes are inflamed and damaged from Uv rays

36
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Skin tan process

A

When cells create extra eumelanin to protect from additional sun exposure

37
Q

Melanocytes

A

Spread thru skin and produces the pigment that creates skin color

38
Q

Three risks factors

A

Family history
Radiation exposure
Living in sunny environment

39
Q

Basal cells

A

Nourish epidermis and are basement cells

40
Q

What does sunscreen do

A

Absorbs radiation , reflects or both

41
Q

How does skin help regular body temp when cold and hot

A

One called the hair stand up on the body letting air in, creating Kinetic Energy. When hot sweat is formed, then condensation on the skin occurs, evaporation taking away heat

42
Q

Basal cell carcinoma

A

Most common, grows slow and looks like skinny waxy bumps, body with high sun exposure: head, arms, legs, face

43
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Squamous cell carcinoma

A

20% of all skin cancers
More aggressive, but easily treated if found early.
Red, scaly bumps, common on face
Easily spreadable, fair skin

44
Q

Malignant melanoma

A

Least common, accounts for more than 75% of all deaths.
Head, neck, trunk
Starts as mole appears as large brown spot w/ irregular borders

45
Q

First degree burns

A

Pain, redness, and swelling.

Damage in epidermis

46
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2nd degree burns

A

Pain, swelling, blistering, redness, parts of dermis and epidermis

47
Q

3rd degree burns

A

White or blackened, numb, damage is deep dermis to hypodermis, blood vessels and nerves destroyed, must skin graph

48
Q

Keratin

A

Provides flexibility and toughness to skin

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