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69 Cards in this Set
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What is the outermost superficial region
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Epidermis
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Dermis
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Middle Region
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What is the deepest region of the skin
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Superficial Fascia
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The epidermis is composed of ___________ stratified _______ epithelium.
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Keratinized, Squamous
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The four different cell types are
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Kerationcytes
Melanocytes Merkel Cell Langerhans Cell |
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Which cell type of the epidermis produces fibrous protein ________
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Kerationcytes
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Which cell type of the epidermis produces brown pigment melanin
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Melanocytes
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Which cell type of the epidermis has epidermal macrophanges that help activate the immune system
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langerhans cells
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Which cell type of the epidermis's function as touch receptors in association with sensory nerve endings
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Merkel Cells
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In which layer of the epidermis do cells undergo ________ ______, hence its alternate name, statium _________
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Stratum Basale
Rapid Division Germinativum |
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In which layer of the epidermis are melanin granuels and langerhans cell the most abundant
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Stratum Spinosum (Prickly Layer)
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What accumulates in the Stratum Granulosum (Granular Layer)
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Keratohyaline and Lamellated granules
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Which layer of the epidermis is thin, transparent band superficial to the stratum granulosum
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Stratum Lucidum (Clear Layer)
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Which layer of the epidermis accounts for three quarters of the epidermal thickness
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Stratum Corneum (Horny Layer)
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This region of the skin contains strong flexible connective tissue
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Dermis
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Which layer of the skin do the cell types include fibrolast, macrophanges, and occasionally mast cells
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Dermis
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The dermis is composed of two layers _____ and ______
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Papillary
Reticular |
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The papillary later had _______ ________ tissue with collage elastic fibers
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Areolar Connective
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The dermis superios surface contains _______ ______ called dermal _____ (Fingerprints)
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Peglike projections
Papillae |
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Dermal papillae contain _______ loops, ________ corpuscles and free nerve endings
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Capillary
Meissners |
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Which layer of the dermis accounts for 80% of thhickness
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Reticular Layer
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In the reticular layer _______ fibers add _____ and resiliency to the skin
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Collagen
Strength |
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This layer of the deep skin is composed of adipose and aerolar connective tissues
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Hypodermis
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This pigment has a yellow to reddish-black pigment and is responsible for dark skin colors
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Melanin
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Freckles and moles are the result of ___________
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Local accumulations of melanin
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This pigment has a yellow to orange color and is most obvious in the palms and soles
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Carotene
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This is the reddish pigment responsible for the pinkish hue of skin
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Hemoglobin
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This sweat gland is found in palms, soles of the feet and forehead
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Eccrine
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This sweat gland produces an odor, also associated with hair follicles
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Apocrine
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This sweat glad is a modified apocrine gland in external ear canal that secreat _________
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Ceruminous
Cerumen |
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This is the sweat gland that secretes milk
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Mammary
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These glands are simple alevolar gland found all over the body
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Sebaceous
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The sebaceous gland ______ skin when stimulated by hormones
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Soften
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The sebaceous glads are usually associated with
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Hair Follicles
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This type of hair is pale, fine body found in children and the adult female
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Vellus
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This type of hair is coarse, and is found on the eyebrows and scalp
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Terminal
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What is the term for the thinning of hair in both sexes
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Alopecia
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Baldness is determined by ________ and _______
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Genetics
Sex |
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The integumentary systems protects as a ______,_______ and ______ barrier
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Chemical
Physical Mechanical |
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Explain the two ways that body temperature regulation is accomplished
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-Dialation (Cooling) and constriction (warming) of dermal vessels
- Increasing sweat gland secreation to cool the body |
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Describe the blood reservoir function in the integumentary system
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Skin blood vessels store up to 5% of the bodies blood volume
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Describe the excretion function in the integumentary system
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Limited amounts of nitrogenous wastes are eliminated from the body in sweat
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Name the three major types of skin cancer
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-Basal cell carcinoma
-Squamous cell carcinoma -Melanoma |
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Which type of skin cancer is the least malignant and most common type
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Basal Cell Carcinoma
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Stratum basal cell proliferate and invade the ________ and ________
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-Dermis
-Hypodermis |
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How can basal cell carcinoma be cured 99% of the time
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Surgical Excision
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How does squamous cell carcinoma arise
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From keratinocytes of stratum spinosum
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What happens to Squamous cell is not removed
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grows rapidly and metastasizes
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Name the two way that squamous cell carcinoma can be removed
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-Radiation Therapy
-Surgical Excision |
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What is the most dangerous type of skin cancer and why
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-Melanoma
-Highly Metastatic |
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Name the A in the Melanoma ABCD Rule
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A: Asymmetry; the two sides of the pigmented area do not match
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Name the B in the Melanoma ABCD Rule
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B: Border is irregular and exhibits indentations
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Name the C in the Melanoma ABCD Rule
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C: Color (Pigmented area) is black, brown, tan and sometimes red or blue
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Name the D in the Melanoma ABCD Rule
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D: Diameter is larger then 6 mm (Size of a pencil (Eraser)
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How is melanoma treated
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Wide surgical excision
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When is the chance of survival in melanoma poor
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If the lesion is over 4 mm thick
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Which burn degres is when only the epidermis is damaged
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First Degree
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Which burn degree is when the epidermis and upper regions of dermis are damaged
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Second Degree
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Which burn degree is when entire thickness of the skin is damaged
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Third Degree
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Why in third degree burn is there no initial edema or pain
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The nerve endings in the skin are destroyed
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What does the rule of nines estimate
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Severity of the Burn
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What % does a second degree burn have to be before it is considered critical
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Over 25%
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What % does a third degree burn have to be before it is considered critical
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Over 10%
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What parts of the body make a third degree burn critical
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Face, Hands or Feet
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How do you find the mortality rate of a burn
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Age + Body % = Mortality
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In the fetal state what develops from the ectoderm
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Epidermis
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In the fetal state what develops from the mesoderm
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Dermis and Hypodermis
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What is the downy coat of delicate hairs covering a fetus called
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Lanugo
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What is the name of the substance produced by the sebaceous gland that protects the skin of the fetus
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Vernix Caseosa (Cottage Cheese)
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