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two types of sweat glands
Eccrine- most common, found all over the body
Appocrine- in auxillary and genital areas, with hair follicles, make sweat, cause body odor
5 layers of epidermis
Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum (thick skin), stratum corneum
which level is actively mitotic
Stratum basale (germinativum)
describe the papillary level of the dermis
Highly vascular, never endings respond to touch and temperature, produce fingerprints, over dermis and below epidermis
define boils
inflammation of hair follicles and sebaceous glands
define impetigo
pink water-filled lesions, around mouth, yellow crust, caused by Staph infection
define contact dermitistis
allergic reaction from exposure to chemicals
define alopeica
hair loss; grows back
psoriasis
overproduction of skin cells resulting in red lesions covered with dry scales
keratin
tough protein, prevents skin from soaking up moisture, in upper most layer of skin
epithelial membrane cutaneous
1. cutaneous membrane
• skin
• protects from mechanical, chemical, bacterial, and UV damage; protects from desiccation; synthesis of vitamin D; aids in body heat loss and excretion of acid
• composed of stratified squamous epithelium and dense, fibrous underlying connective tissue; dry
epithelial membrane mucous
2. mucous membrane
• lines all body cavities that open to the exterior
• produces mucous
• has stratified squamous epithelium or simple columnar epithelium
epithelial membrane serous
• covers organs in cavities that are closed to the exterior
• two layers create a double membrane with serous fluid in the middle to decrease friction, visceral layer covers the organ in the cavity, the parietal layer lines a specific portion of the wall of the ventral body cavity
• has simple squamous epithelium over a thin layer of areolar connective tissue