Ch.5 Gland and burns

Question 1

Sebaceous glands

Answer 1

located in the dermis

are simple or compund alveolar glands that produce sebum - Oily substance rich in lipids

*holocrine glands

Question 2

Sebum

Answer 2

Produced by sebaceous glands

oily white substance rich in lipids

Question 3

What are the 2 types of sweat glands?

Answer 3

Eccrine glands

Aprocrine glands

Question 4

Eccrine gland

Answer 4

most common type of gland

Simple, coiled, tubular gland that opens directly to the surface of the skin through sweat pores

1. Deep coiled portion - dermis
2. Duct - passes to the skins surface

Found: All over body but mainly in palms of hands and soles of feet

Question 5

Apocrine sweat gland

Answer 5

simple coiled, tubular glands

open to hair follicles superficial to the opening of the sebaceous glands

Found: axillae and genitalia and around anus

Question 6

Ceruminous glands

Answer 6

modified eccrine sweat glands located near the ear canal

Cerumne - ear wax composed of combined secretions from ceruminous glands and sebaceous glands

Question 7

Mammary glands

Answer 7

modified apocrine sweat glands located in breast

Question 8

Nails

Answer 8

Thin plate consisting of layers of dead stratum corneum cells that contain a very hard type of keratin

Question 9

What do nails consist of?

Answer 9

Nail root

Nail body

Question 10

Nail fold

Answer 10

skin that covers Lateral and proximal edges of the nail

Question 11

Nail groove

Answer 11

Holds edges of nail in place

Question 12

Cuticle of nail

Answer 12

stratum corneum of the nail fold grows onto the nail body

Question 13

Hypoychium

Answer 13

beneath the free edge of the nail body

Thickened region of the stratum corneum

Question 14

Lanula

Answer 14

Small part of nail matrix

seen through the nail body as a whiteish cresent shaped area at base of nail

Question 15

Vitamin D

aka

calcitriol

Answer 15

Role is to stimulate the update of calcium and phospate from the small intestine

Necessary for bone metabolism and nerve and muscle function

Question 16

Burn

Answer 16

injury to tissue caused by heat, cold, friction, chemicals, electricity or radiation.

Question 17

Partial thickness burns

Answer 17

Divided into 1st and 2nd degree burns

Question 18

First degree burns

Answer 18

involve only the epidermis and may result in redness, pain and slight edema (swelling)

Question 19

Second degree burns

Answer 19

damage the epidermis and dermis

Minimal dermis damage causes redness, pain edema and blisters

Question 20

Full thickness burns

aka

3rd degree burns

Answer 20

Epidermis and dermis are completely destroyed

appear white, tan, brown, black deep cherry

no pain since sensory receptors are destoryed

Question 21

4th degree burns

Answer 21

extremely severe burns that affect tissues deeper than subcutaneous tissue, damaging tendons, muscle and bone

Question 22

Major burn

Answer 22

3rd degree burn over 10% or more of BSA: 2nd degree burn over 25% or more of BSA or a 2nd or 3rd degree burn on hands, feet, face, genital or anal regions

Question 23

Moderate burn

Answer 23

3rd degreen burn 2%-10 of BSA, 2nd degree burn 15-25% of BSA

Question 24

Minor burn

Answer 24

3rd degree burn over less than 2% or a 2nd degree burn over less than 15% BSA