Hair, Skin, & Nails (Nicely) Flashcards
(49 cards)
vellus hair
everywhere peach fuzz, not on palms/soles/lips
terminal hair
thick, pigmented, head, eyebrows
central cyanosis indicates (and where to look to identify this)
decreased oxygen level in blood, seen in oral and eye mucosa
peripheral cyanosis indicates
decreased blood flow from cold or anxiety
Where do sebaceous glands secrete to
hair follicles
What do sebaceous glands produce and where are they located?
- fatty, oily , waxy substance
- all over body (esp. face & scalp), but not on palms/soles
apocrine gland location, where do they open, what do they produce, etc
open to follicles
- axillary, groin, nipples
- cloudy
- body odor
- stress
eccrine gland locations, where do they open, what do they produce, etc
open to skin surface
- all over; palms, soles
- clear
- sweat for temperature reg
BCC what percentage of skin cancers
80%
BCC what layer of skin
lower/basal layer of epidermis
Color/presentation/look of BCC
pearly white/translucent
What areas are BCC found on?
sun exposed areas
What layer of skin is SCC found on?
upper layer of epidermis
look/presentation of SCC?
scabbed squam! crusty, scaly, inflamed, ulcerated
Do BCC metastasize ?
rarely
Do SCC metastasize?
yes
Melanoma is what percent of skin cancer
4%
Melanoma occurs where in skin
melanocytes of epidermis
significance of melanoma
highest mortality
Does melanoma metastasize?
rapidly
What are primary lesions?
macule, papule, vesicle, nevus
Secondary morphology?
linear, annular, arciform, clustered, dermatomal
macule
area different color form skin around it; not elevated or depressed; any size or color
patch
change in color or texture; barely elevated
