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13 Cards in this Set
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two types of sweat glands
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Eccrine- most common, found all over the body
Appocrine- in auxillary and genital areas, with hair follicles, make sweat, cause body odor |
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5 layers of epidermis
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Stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum (thick skin), stratum corneum
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which level is actively mitotic
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Stratum basale (germinativum)
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describe the papillary level of the dermis
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Highly vascular, never endings respond to touch and temperature, produce fingerprints, over dermis and below epidermis
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define boils
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inflammation of hair follicles and sebaceous glands
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define impetigo
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pink water-filled lesions, around mouth, yellow crust, caused by Staph infection
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define contact dermitistis
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allergic reaction from exposure to chemicals
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define alopeica
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hair loss; grows back
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psoriasis
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overproduction of skin cells resulting in red lesions covered with dry scales
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keratin
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tough protein, prevents skin from soaking up moisture, in upper most layer of skin
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epithelial membrane cutaneous
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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 |
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epithelial membrane mucous
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2. mucous membrane
• lines all body cavities that open to the exterior • produces mucous • has stratified squamous epithelium or simple columnar epithelium |
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epithelial membrane serous
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• 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 |