Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
hygiene
|
practice of cleanliness that is conducive to the preservation of health
|
|
|
integumentary
|
contains the skin, hair, nails, sweat and sebaceous glands. considered as the largest part of the body
|
|
|
epidermis (stratum corneum)
|
outer, thicker layer of the skin, which consists of stratified squamous epithelial tissue and does not contain blood vessels
|
|
|
melanin
|
main determinant of skin color produced by the lower layer of epidermis
|
|
|
Dermis (corium)
|
inner, thinner layer of the skin, made of defense connective tissue that gives the skin strength and elasticity
|
|
|
sebaceous
|
a gland that secretes an oily substance called sebum
|
|
|
sebum
|
an oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands
|
|
|
cerumen (earwax)
|
waxy substance secreted by the ceruminous glands
|
|
|
blanch
|
turn white or, in darker skin, become pale
|
|
|
reactive hyperemia
|
process in which the blood rushes to a place where there was a decrease in circulation
|
|
|
maceration
|
softening of the tissue that increase the chance of trauma or infection
|
|
|
diaphoresis
|
perspiration
|
|
|
induration
|
area feels hard
|
|
|
eschar
|
tough, necrotic tissue
|
|
|
syncope
|
fainting
|
|
|
exacerbation
|
an increase in the severity or symptoms of a disease
|
|
|
halitosis
|
bad breath
|
|
|
caries
|
cavities
|
