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Skin, Hair, Nails Flashcards

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what is the telogen phase of hair growth?

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resting period

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normal variation of skin

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color, uniformity, striae, freckles, density

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eccrine glands

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sweat, odor, regulate body temperature

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annular

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round

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rubor

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redness, inflammation

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circinate

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C shaped

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confluent

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sporadic cluster

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striae

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stretch marks

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what are the 3 segments of a hair follicle?

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lower (bulb), middle (isthmus), upper (infundibulum)

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clubbing

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nail angle increases, prolong cardiac/resp disease

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alopecia

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hair loss

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tinea corporis shape

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annular

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plaque

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elevated, firm, rough, more than .5mm (psoriasis)

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nodule

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elevated, firm, extends to dermis, 1-2cm (lipoma)

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bulla

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vesicle large than .5mm (blister)

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grouped

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defined groups

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onycholysis

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spontaneous, painless seperation of nail from bed

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cyanosis

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bluish, lack of oxygen

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hair shaft

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The section of hair that protrudes above the level of the skin, melanocytes

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reticulated

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netlike

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Cellular stratum

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Melanocytes

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hair root

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round area, base of shaft, houses hair matrix

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keratoid

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a mesh of linear scales

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nail plate

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visible part of nail, made of keratin

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epidermis
Top of 3 layers; thin; made of 3 sublayers
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eponychium
(cuticle) layer of skin, base of nail
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edema
swelling ECF build up
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nail pitting
small pock marks - psoriasis
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Basal layer/basement membane
makes new keratinocytes
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what is the catagen phase of hair growth?
follicular regression
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vesicle
elevated, circumscribed , serious fluid, less than .5mm (chickenpox)
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papule
elevated, firm, less than .5mm (wart)
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serpiginous
snakelike
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arcuate
semi-circle
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baeu's lines
horizontal/transverse grooves in nail - infection, trauma
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hirsutism
female terminal hair growth in male pattern
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telangiectaic
spider web
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paronychium
skin at lateral edges of nail plate
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spooning of nails
anemia, hypothyroidism
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varicosities
enlarged, twisted veins
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what layer of the skin contain blood and lymph vessels, hair follicles and sweat glands
dermis
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normal variations of hair
color, texture, distribution,
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nummular eczema shape
discoid
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hypodermis
Deepest of 3 layers; collagen + fat: shock absorber, generates heat/insulation
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dermis
Middle of 3 layers; richly vascular and innervated, Supports and separates epidermis from cutaneous adipose
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pallor
unhealthy/ pale skin -
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hair follicle
root and covering
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patch
flat, non palpable, more than .5mm (vitiligo)
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paronychia
infection, disease around nail
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Statum corneum
Turning over dead keratinocytes from below
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what glands secrete sebum?
sebaceous gland
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eczematoid
plaque of cluster papules
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apocrine glands
no odor, under axilla, groin,
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tumor
elevated, firm, extends to dermis, more than 2 cm (lipoma)
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wheal
elevated, irregular, solid, cutaneous edema (insect bit)
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zosterform
along nerve path
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linear
in line
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macule
flat, cutaneous, less than. 5mm (freckles)
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iris
darken center, lighter outer ring
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normal variation of nail
longitidunal ridging, beading, thickness, brittle, discoloration
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discoid/round
filled in cluster
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pustule
elevated, superficial, filled with purulent fluid (pus) (acne)
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peau d'orange
on breast, skin puckers, lymphatic block
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what is the anagen phase of hair growth?
active growth

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