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Week 4-Integumentary system Flashcards

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Adipocyte

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Fat cell

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Albino

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Person with skin deficient in pigment

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Apocrine sweat gland

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One of the large dermal exocrine glands located in axilla and genital areas

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Causalgia

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Intensely unpleasant burning sensation in skin and muscles when there is damage to nerves

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Collagen

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Structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue

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Cuticle

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Band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate

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Dermis

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Middle layer of the skin

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Eczema

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Atopic dermatitis; inflammatory ds; rash, intense prurites

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Diaphoresis

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Sweating

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Eccrine sweat gland

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Most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin

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Epidermis

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Outermost layer of the skin

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Epithelium

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

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Erythema

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Flushing; widespread redness of the skin

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Erythematous

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Pertaining to erythema

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Steatoma

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Cystic collection of sebum that forms in a sebaceous gland and can become infected

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Cellulitis

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Diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling

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Integumentary system

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Skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails

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Keratosis

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Rough, scaly patch on the skin caused by years of sun exposure

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Hair follicle

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Sac within which each hair grows

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Lunula

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

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Melanin

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Skin pigment

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Mycosis

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Fungal infection

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Onychomycosis

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Separation of the nail plate from the nail bed, in fungal infections or after trauma

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Paronychium

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Soft tissue surrounding the nail border

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Pilosebaceous

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Hair follicle and attached sebaceous gland

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Pyoderma

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Pus within the skin

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Rhytidectomy

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Cosmetic plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and excess skin

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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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Seborrhea

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Excessive secretion from sebaceous glands

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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 cells composing the epidermis

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Strata

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Layer of cells

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Stratum corneum

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

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Subungual

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Under nail

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Xanthoma

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Nodules develop under the skin owning to excess lipid deposits, associated with high cholesterol

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Xerosis

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Very dry skin

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Keratin

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Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails

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Callus

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Increased growth of cells in the keratin layer of the epidermis caused by pressure or friction

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Cicatrix

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Normal scar left by a healed wound

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Comedo

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Clogged hair follicle

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Decubitus ulcer

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Bed sore; pressure ulcer; injury to skin and underlying tissue resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin

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Fissure

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Groove or crack-like sore

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Gangrene

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Death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply

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Impetigo

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Bacterial inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules, and crusted-over lesions

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Mohs surgery

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Thin layers of malignant tissue are removed and each slice is examined under a microscope to check for adequate extent of the resection

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Nodule

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Solid, round or oval elevated lesion 1 cm or more in diameter

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Papule

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Smaller (less than 1 cm in diameter), solid elevation of the skin

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Rubella

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German measles; contagious viral infection preventable by vaccine and best known by its distinctive red rash

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Keloid

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Excess hypertrophied, thickened scar developing after trauma or surgical incision

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Karposi sarcoma

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Cancer that causes lesions in the soft tissues

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