Integumentary Flashcards

(106 cards)

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Purpose of sebaceous gland

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Sweat gland; lubrication and inhibition of bacteria growth

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Purpose of sudoriferous gland

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Temperature control

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Four senses of the skin

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Touch, pressure, temperature, and pain

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How does the skin cool the body down?

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When the blood vessels in the skin dilate, it releases heat and when it constricts it holds heat

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What does the sebaceous gland secrete?

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Salt
Excess water
Waste through sweat

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Layers of the skin

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Epidermal layer
Dermal layer
Subcutaneous layer

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Which skin layer cushions and controls the temperature?

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Subcutaneous layer

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Where are the glands located?

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In the dermis

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Eccrine glands

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Sudoriferous glands located all over the body

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Appocrine glands

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Sudoriferous glands located in axilla and genitals

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Keratin

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Dead protein that makes up hair

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Root

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Special cells at base of hair

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Follicle

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Sac that holds hair

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Arrector pili

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Involuntary muscle attached to that caused goose bumps when contracted

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Nails

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Keratin plate that covers dorsal surface of philanges

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Melanin

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Brownish black pigment

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Carotene

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Yellowish pigment

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Albino

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Absence of pigmentation, due to the melanocytes being able to produce

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Erythema

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Reddish color of skin

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Jaundice

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Yellowish discoloration of skin due to bile in bloodstream

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Cyanosis

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Bluish discoloration of skin due to the lack of oxygen

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Macules

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Flat spots on skin

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Biopsy

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Removal of part of affected skin for testing

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Types of biopsy

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Needle and punch

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Excision
Cut out surgically
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Exfoliative cytology
Alternative to biopsy
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Parts of fingernail
``` Paronychium Lunula Eponychium Hyponychium Nail bed Nail matrix Nail root ```
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Adipo
Fat
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Auto
Self
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Cero
Wax
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Chromo
Color
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Cryo
Cold
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Cyto
Cell
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Cutaneo
Skin
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Dermo
Skin
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Diaphro
Sweat
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Hidro
Sweat
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Histo
Tissue
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Icthyo
Fish
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Kerato
Cornea | Horny tissue
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Lipo
Fat
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Myco
Fungus
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Necro
Death
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Onchyo
Nail
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Papulo
Pimple
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Patho
Disease
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Pilo
Hair
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Pyo
Pus
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Rhytido
Wrinkle
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Sclero
Hardening
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Sebo
Oil
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Squamo
Epidermal scale
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Sudor
Sweat
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Tricho
Hair
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Unguo
Nail
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Vesiculo
Vessel
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Xero
Dry skin
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Structures of the integumentary system
Skin Hair Nails Glands(Sudoriferous and Sebaceous)
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Callus
Hard, thick layer of skin due to pressure or friction
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Onchomycosis
Fungal infection of the nail
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Dermatophytosis
Ring worm; superficial fungus infection
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Herpes zoster
Shingles; reactivation of the varicella virus
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Melanoma
Most serious types of skin cancer affecting the melanocytes
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Verrucae
Painful, contagious wart in the sole of the foot; plantar wart
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Carbuncle
Infection of the hair follicle
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Pediculosis
Head lice
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Decubitus Ulcer
Open wound on the skin, occurs in boney areas; bed sore
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Vitiligo
Pigment loss in patches on the skin, appears whitish in color
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Alopecia
Hair loss
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Impetigo
Contagious pyoderma (yellow crust) from staph areus
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Burn
Injury to skin caused by contact with thermal, radioactive, chemical or electrical agent
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Lupus
Autoimmune disease
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Necrotizing fasciitis
"Flesh eating disease" when there's inflammation of the faciae and as a result, there's rapid death in the tissue of surrounding organs
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Acne
Hair follicles plug with oil
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Contusion
Bruise; hemorrhage of unbroken skin
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Xeroderma
Extremely dry, hard, and scaly skin
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Pacyderma/Elephantiasis
Thick skin
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Abrasion
Area of the skin damaged by scraping or friction
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Psoriasis
Dry patches of skin (chronic condition)
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Hemangioma
Reddish purple tumor compose of a mass of blood vessels
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Keloid
Irregular fibrous formed at the sight of scar/injury
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Furuncle/boil
Localized pyogenic infection originating deep in a hair follicle
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Hirsutism
Excessive body hair typical in women
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Roscea
Hyper pigmentation occur in in forehead and temple
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Rhinophyma
Large, bulbous, ruddy nose commonly caused by untreated roscea
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Seborrhea
Excessive sebum secretion
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Varicella
Chicken pox; itchy rash on skin identified by fever and eruption of red blisters
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Verrucae
Painful, contagious wart on the sole of the foot; plantar wart
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Chloasma
Brown patches on the skin
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Second-degree burn
Burn that is characterized by pain, blisters, edema, and slow recovery
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List of epidermal layer from deep to superficial:
Stratum basale, stratum granulosum, and stratum corneum
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Purpose of melanin
Protection from UV rays
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Three factors affecting skin color
Genetics, environment, and physiology
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Stratum lucidum
A clear layer located in the palms and soles of the feet
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Hyperplasia
Excessive cell growth
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Atopy
Genetically determined
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Why is the skin considered an organ?
It is composed of two or more types of tissue
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Stratum corneum
Skin's outermost layer that's completely keratinized
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Exudative
Leaking out the skin
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Actinic keratosis
Premalignant warty lesion on the skin that results from chronic exposure to sunlight, a sebaceous gland
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Calvus
"Corn" on the feet
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Pruritus
Itching
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Crusts
Hard covering on the skin that result when exudate dries on the skin
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Onychia
Inflammation of the bail matrix
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Lipoma
Fatty benign tumor
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Autoimmune disorder
Make immune system attack the body