Test 10/24/18 Flashcards
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- also called superficial partial thickness burn
- affects only the epidermis
first degree burn
What are the symptoms of a first degree burn?
- skin becomes warm
- skin becomes reddened
- skin sheds
What is the healing of a first degree burn?
- skin sheds within days or weeks
- no scarring
- also called deep partial thickness burn
- affects both the epidermis and dermis
second degree burn
What is the symptom of a second degree burn?
- escaping tissue fluid forms a blister
What is the healing for a second degree burn?
- stem cells from accessory structures form new epidermis
- typically no scarring
- also called full thickness burn
- injures epidermis, dermis, and the accessory structures of the skin
third degree burn
What are the symptoms of third degree burns?
- skin becomes dry and leathery
- skin may appear black, white, or red
What is the healing of a third degree burn?
- epidermis may be totally destroyed so a skin graft is required
- extensive scarring
What are the layers of the epidermis from top to bottom?
corneum, lucidum, granulosum, spinosum, and basale
white
alb
lack of pigment in skin, hair, and eyes
albinism
skin
cut
beneath the skin
subcutaneous
skin
derm
inner layer of the skin
dermis
upon, after, in addition
epi
outer layer of the skin
epidermis
small bag
follic
tubelike depression in which a hair develops
hair follicle
entire, whole
hol
gland that discharges the entire cell containing the secretion
holocrine gland
horn
kerat
protein produced as epidermal cells die and harden
keratin
