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The Integumentary System Flashcards

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What are the parts of the integumentary system?

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Skin, hair, sweat glands

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The largest body organ is…

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The skin

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What are the three main skin layers?

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Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis

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The most OUTER layer of the epidermis is…

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Stratum corneum

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What are the functions of the dermis?

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Immunity to disease
Excretion
Sensation

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The stratum lucidum is a skin layer found primarily…

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Palms of hands and soles of feet

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Arteries carry blood…

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Toward the skin

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Veins carry blood

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Away from the skin

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What are the function is hair?

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Provides protection and decreases heat loss

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Hair color is primarily due to…

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The pigment melanin

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The ___ is the portion of the hair that penetrates into the dermis

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Root

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____ are generally connected to hair follicles?

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Sebaceous glands

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Sebaceous glands secrete

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Oily substance called sebum

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What are the function of the sweat glands?

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Removing metabolic waste

Regulation body temp

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The muscle that might cause hair to stand on your neck

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Arrecror pizza

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What are some factors that could lead to skin cancer?

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UV radiation
Sunlight
Chemicals

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A benign cancer is

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Not spreading to other areas

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These start out as a shiny nodule, and develop into an ulcer with a raised beaded edge

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Which type of cancer is most likely to occur on the scalp, ears, back of hand, and lower lip?

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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The cure rate for basal cell carcinoma is

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99%

20
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____ usually appears as a spreading brown or black patch

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Melanoma

21
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Which skin cancer has a survival rate offed only about 50%?

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Malignant melanoma

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What are the life threatening results of severe burns?

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Dehydration

Infections

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What conditions could cause burns to be considered critical?

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3rd degree burns on more than 10% of the body
2nd degree burns on more than 25% of the body
3rd degree burns to hands or feet

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Facial burns are extremely dangerous because

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Respiratory passages could sweep causing breathing problems

25
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Which type of burn damages only the epidermis

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1st degree burns

26
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Which type of burns destroys all skin layers?

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3rd degree

27
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Cold sores are caused by

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Herpes simplex virus

28
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Staphylococcus infections cause

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Impetigo (staph infections)

29
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Athletes foot is caused by

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A fungus

30
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What are some things that might cause dermititis?

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Poison ivy, detergents, or other chemicals

Anything that could cause an allergic response

31
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List the ABCDE rule for recognizing melanoma

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A- asymmetry
B- border irregularity
C- color
D- diameter
E- elevated

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