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Inegumentary System Test Flashcards

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Structures of the integumentary system

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  • skin
  • hair
  • nails
  • glands
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Functions of the integumentary system

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  • protection
  • thermoregulation
  • sensory perception
  • regulates water loss
  • chemical synthesis
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4 types of membranes

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  • serous
  • mucous
  • synovial
  • cutaneous
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Serous membranes

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Line body cavities

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Mucous membranes

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Line cavities and tubes that open to the outside

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Synovial membrane

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Line joints

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Cutaneous membrane

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Skin

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Where is thin skin found

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All of the body except palms of hands and soles of feet

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Where is thick skin found

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Palms of hands and soles of feet

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Thin skin doesn’t have stratum ______

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Lucidum

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Types of cells in the skin

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  • keratinocytes
  • melanocytes
  • langerhans cells
  • merkel cells
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Keratinocytes

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Protect and waterproof cells

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Melanocytes

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Skin color and absorb UV light

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Langerhans cells

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Participate in immune response

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Merkel cells

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Give sensation of touch

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Layers of the epidermis

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  • corneum
  • lucidum
  • granulosum
  • spinosum
  • basale
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Function of stratum corneum

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Serves as water, microbe, and injury barrier

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Cells is stratum granulosum are

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Beginning cell apoptosis (death)

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Stratum granulosum function

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Secret lipids that act as a water sealant

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Stratum spinosum function

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Provide strength and flexibility

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Stratum basale function

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Where new cells are formed

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Regions of the dermis

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  • papillary

* reticular

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Cyanotic

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Blue skin cause by a depletion of oxygen

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Jaundice

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Yellow skin caused by liver failure

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Erythema
Red skin caused by engorgement of capillaries
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Pallor
Paleness
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Types of skin pigments
* melanin * carotene * hemoglobin
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Effect of UV light on skin
* increased melanin production | * prolonged exposure can cause skin cancer
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Friction ridges
Markings on fingertips that allow us to manipulate objects more easily
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Flexion lines
Lines where skin is flexed, skin is tightly bound to deep fascia here
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Freckles
Flat Melanie's patches caused my genetics or sun exposure
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Moles
Elevated patch of melanin
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What happens as skin ages (7)
* stem cell activity declines * reduced immune response * vitamin D3 production declines * gland activity decreases * wrinkles form * underlying fat disappears * sagging
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Meissners's corpuscles
Sense light touch
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Paccinian corpuscles
Sense pressure and vibration (heavy touch)
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What type of skin receptors are the most numerous
Pain
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Cold receptors start to perceive cold at
95 F
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Hot receptors start to perceive hot sensations at
86 F
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Shaft of the hair
Portion above the skins surface
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Root of the hair
Portion of hair bellow the skin
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3 layers of the hair
* cuticle * cortex * medulla
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Bulb
Part of hair follicle that contains blood vessels to nourish hair and the pappilla
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Hair matrix
Responsible for providing new hair cells
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Arrector pili muscle
Pulls hair to make is stand up on end
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Root hair plexus
Sense when hair moves
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Growth gases of hair
* anagen: growth * catagen: transition * telogen: rest
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Function of hair
* protect scalp * eyelashes and eyebrows protect eyes * nostril and ear hair protect from foreign particles
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Hair color is caused by
The amount and type of melanin
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Sudoiferous glands
Sweat glands
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Eccrine sweat glands
Secretes cooling sweat
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Apocrine sweat gland
* stimulated during emotional excitement/stress | * "cold sweat"
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Sebaceous glands
Oil glands
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Ceruminous glands
Modified sweat glands that produce earwax
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Nail body
Portion of nail that is visible
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Free edge of nail
Part that extends past the end of the finger
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Nail root
Portion buried in the fold of the skin
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Lunula
Lighter area of nail
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Hyponychium
Secures nail to finger tip
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Eponychium
•cuticle
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Function of nails
* grasping objects * manipulating objects * protects ends of fingers * scratching
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Lesion
Any measurable difference from normal skin structure
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Types of lesions
* elevated * flat * depressed
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Types of infections
* viral * warts * fungal * bacterial
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Contact dermatitis
Condition where the skin become red, sore, or inflamed after direct contact with a substance
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Types of contact dermatitis
* irritant | * allergic
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Psoriasis
Non infectious skin disease in which the stratum corneum thickens as dead cells accumulate
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Vitiligo
Autoimmune disorder where melanocytes are destroyed
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1st degree burns
•surface layer of skin is shed
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2nd degree burns
Blisters form
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3rd degree burn
•full thickness of skin is destroyed
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4th degree burn
Additional injury to deeper tissue such as muscle and bone
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Rule of 9's
* head, arm: 9% each * front of torso, back or torso, each leg: 18% each * groin: 1%
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Skin cancer can be caused by
Excessive exposure to Uv radiation, x-rays, radiation, and chemical/physical trauma
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Basal cell carcinoma
* Least malignant | * most common 78%
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Squamous cell carcinoma
* in stratum spinosum * 20% * good chance of recovery if found early
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Malignant melanoma
* cancer of melanocytes * 1% * deadly

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