Chapter 4 Integumenary System Flashcards
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Keloid
A raised, thickened scar caused by tissue overgrowth during scar formation
Kaposi Sarcoma
Cancerous lesion of the skin and other tissue seen most often in patients with aids
Exudate
Material, which may include fluid, cells, pus, or blood, that escapes from damaged tissue
Evisceration
Protrusion of internal organs, through and opening, as through a wound
Escharotomy
Removal of scab tissue resulting from burns or other skin injuries; a scab or crust is an eschar
Erythema
Diffuse redness of the skin
Eczema
A general term for skin inflammation with redness, lesions, and itching, atopic dermatitis
Dermatome
Instrument for cutting thin skin sections for grafting
Dermatology
Study of the skin and disease of the skin
Dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin, often associated with redness and itching
Dehiscence
Splitting or bursting, as when the layers of a wound separate
Debridement
Removal of dead or damaged tissue, as from a wound
Cicatrization
The process of scar formation, a scar is a cicatrix
Basal cell carcinoma
An epithelial tumor that rarely metastasizes and has a high cure rate with surgical removal
Atopic dermatitis
Hereditary, allergic, chronic skin inflammation with pruritus; eczema
Subconscious layer
The layer of tissue beneath the skin also called the hypodermis
Skin
The tissue that covers the body
Sebum
A fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands that lubricates the hair and skin
Sebaceous gland
A skin gland that produces sebum; usually associated with hair follicle
Nail
A plate like keratinized outgrowth of the skin the covers the dorsal surface of the terminal phalanges
Melanin
A dark pigment that gives color to the hair and skin and protects the skin against the suns radiation
Keratin
A protein that thickens and toughens the skin and makes up hair and nails
Integumentary system
The skin and it’s associated glands, hair and nail
Hair follicle
The sheath on which the hair develops
