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30 Cards in this Set
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Cells in epidermis (5)
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1. stem cell
2. keratinocyte 3. melanocyte 4. tactile 5. dendritic layer: stratus condensus |
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Normal skin colors
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1. melanin
2. hemoglobic 3. carotene |
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Unhealthy skin colors
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1. cyanosis
2. erythema 3. pallor 4. jaundice 5. albinism 6. bronzing 7. hematoga |
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Skin markings
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1. friction ridges
2. folding lines 3. freckles 4. moles 5. hemagroma |
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types of hair
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1. lanugo
2. vellus 3. terminal hair |
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too much hair
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hirsutism
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skin glands
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1. sweat glands
2. sebaceous glands 3. ceruminous 4. mammary glands |
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sweat glands that produce watery sweat to cool body--> nitrogenous
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merocrine sweat glands
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sweat glands, sexual excitment or stress, pheromeries
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apocrine sweat glands
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send cue to opposite sex
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pheromeries
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skin cancer most common; metastasize; from stratum basale
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basal cell carcinoma
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skin cancer from keratinocytes; metastasize
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squamous cell carcinoma
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deadly skin cancer; metastasize, from melanocytes
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malign melanoma
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moves from one place to another
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metastisize
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uncontrolled cellular growth ; cells go from phrophase to telaphase
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cancer
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burn in epidermus
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1st degree burn
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burn in epidermus and dermis
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2nd degree burn
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burn in epidermus, dermis and deeper tissue
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3rd degree burn
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functions of skin
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1. Resistance
2. temperature 3. barrier 4. Vitamin D synthesis 5. feeling 6. social funcion |
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firsts layer of skin
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epidermis
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responsible for keratin (water proof), cell that forms epidermis
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keratinocytes
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produce brown and black pigment (melanin)
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melanocytes
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engolf particles that penetrate skin
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dendritic
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functions of hair
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insulation, odor
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too much hair
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hirsutism
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packed cells with keratin
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nails
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process of wetness of skin
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diaphoresis
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does not produce visible wetness
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insensible prespiration
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ear wax glands
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ceraminous glands
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brown, black skin color
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melanin
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