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| Which two things is the skin? |
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| Made up of stratified Squamous epithelium |
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| Are there blood vessels in the epidermis |
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| No, so the cells will die |
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| Stratum Basale, Stratum Spinosum, Stratum Granulosum, Stratum Lucidum, Stratum Corneum |
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| This is specialized to phagocytize microbes |
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| Cell division in skin occurs here |
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| Cells that are responsible for skin pigment, lack of which can cause albinism |
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| Two other pigments in skin |
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| Carotene (yellow), Hemoglibin (red in blood) |
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| Epidermis is made of this |
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| Cause ridges of fingers that is used for friction |
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| What does the Dermis contain (in terms of fibers and others) |
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| Blood Vessels, nerve fibers and receptors, and Collagenous and Elastic (flixible and streachable) Fibers |
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| What can form if the blood is restricted? |
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| Decubitus (pressure ulcers and bedsores) |
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| Keratin (but also epidermal cells) |
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| Condition of excess body and facial hair |
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| Hair Loss causing balding |
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| This produces oil and opens into follicle |
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| The white ring (occurring because its thicker) on nail is called this |
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| This smooth muscle makes the hair stand on end |
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| Visible nail is called this |
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| Sweat Glands are also called this |
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| Densest location for sweat glands |
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| These glands open into hair follicles, develop during puberty |
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| These glands open into the skin surface and become active when the body temperature rises |
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| Ear's sweat glands are calld, and produce what? |
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| Ceruminous glands; produces cerumen (wax) |
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| Sebaceous Glands secrete what |
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| This lubricates the hair and skin making it waterproof |
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| Results from inflammation of sebaceous glands that are overactive |
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| These glands produce milk |
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| 15-25 lobes divided into lobules |
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| This secretes and produces milk |
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| Skin contains receptors for these 4 things |
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| Touch, Pressure, Pain, Temperature |
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| Three types of touch receptors |
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| Meissner's Corpuscle, Merkle Disk, Kraute End Bulbs |
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| This touch receptor is sensitive to fine touch |
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| Two types of pressure receptors |
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| Pacini Receptor and Ruffini Endings |
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| Temperature and pain are read by this |
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| Structural difference between hot, cold, and pain |
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| Hierarchy of most numerous touch receptors |
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| Touch > Cold > Hot and Pain |
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| The skin protects body from this |
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| Physical Trauma, Water Loss/ Gain, and Bacterial Invasion |
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| Body produces this when exposed to UV rays |
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| What is vitamin D converted to? |
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| Hormone called Calcitrol (which regulates mineral metabolism) |
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| Diseased due to lack of vitamin D that causes defective mineralization of the skeleton |
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| Protection, Vitamin D Synthesis, Sensory Reception, Regulation of Body Temperature |
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| The body does this when the temperature rises |
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| Blood Vessels Dialate and Sweat is Released |
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| The body does this when the temperature falls |
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| Blood Vessels Constrict, Muscles contract (shiver), idle sweat glands... |
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| Occurs when vessels constrict for a long time causing tissue damage |
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| This occurs when the body's regulatory mechanisms have been overcome |
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| Heat Exhaustion or Hypothermia |
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| Cannot sweat, tired, headaches, vomiting, low blood pressure |
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| Elevated body temperature can cause this |
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| Body temperature above normal called this |
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| Bacteria or a virus releases toxic substances called this during fever |
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| shivering, incoherent speach, pulse slows... |
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| Bacterial infection containing pustules that crust over |
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| Overactive cell division resulting in scaling |
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| Accelerated rate of keratinization |
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| Hives that occur to an allergic reaction |
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| Malignant type of skin cancer appearing as a mole due to severe sunburn |
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| Mole Evaluation components |
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| ABCDE: Asymetrical (not circular), Border (not smooth, irregular), Color (patches of different colors), Diameter (if its > a pencil tip), Elevation (above the surface of the skin) |
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| Common type of Skin cancer causing a tumor from UV Radiation - forms an open sore that will not heal |
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| Type of skin cancer that can spread to organs, and have the same signs as basal cell carcinoma except that it may also show itself as a bleeding wart and scabs. |
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| This skin irregularity is due to a viral infection that causes an overgrowth of melanocytes |
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| These things can cause burns |
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| Radioactive material, Chemical, Electrical, or Heat Agents |
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| Degree of burn where only the epidermis is affected resulting in only redness and pain - skin peels in a week |
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| Degree of burn which affects the epidermis and part of the dermis resulting in redness, pain, and blistering - heals in 10-14 days and may scar |
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| Degree of burn where the full thickness of the skin is destroyed - there is no pain, and blood vessels, sweat glands, etc are destroyed |
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| Degree of burn where all tissue, muscle, etc is destroyed down to the bone - survival is unlikely for big burns |
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| The major concerns with severe burns |
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| Fluid Loss, Heat Loss, Bacterial Infections |
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| Process that removes skin from other body parts and placing it over the burn |
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| Skin Grafting (can either be Auto or Heterografting) |
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| The 11 regions of the body worth 9% to classify burn severity |
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Head and Neck - 9%
Each upper limb - 9% * 2 = 18%
Each lower limb (w/ 2 regions) - 18% * 2 = 36%
Front and Back of torso (w/ 2 regions each side): 18 * 2 = 36%
Perineum: 1% |
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| When blood clots, it forms this |
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| This occurs if a deep wound. It's Composed of collagenous fibers to provide strength - no nerves and no pain |
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1. Epidermis thickness remains, but less cells
2. Dermis becomes thicker and is held loosely
3. Hypodermis has less padding |
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| Why skin cracks and hair changes |
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| Less oil is produced and hair follicles decreased, less melanocytes... |
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| How the dermal fibers cahnge |
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| Collagenous and elastic fibers become coarser and thicker |
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| Most changes for aging are due to this |
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| The hair follicle is located here |
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