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Epithelial tissue |
Has 3 types of tissues |
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Cutaneous membrane |
Skin, largest and most viable |
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Serous membranes |
Holds and support epithelial cells |
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Mucous membrane |
Lines body surfaces that open to exterior of body |
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Connective tissue |
Synovial membranes line the joint capsules that surround and attach bones and joint |
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Synovial fluid |
Smooth slick thick lubricant |
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The skin |
Is the largest organ |
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Epidermis |
Outer layer of skin |
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Dermis |
Deep, thick and made up of connective tissue & fat |
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Subcutaneous tissue |
Loose connective tissue Bottom layer of skin |
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Stratum germinativum |
Deepest layer of the skin composed of basal cells |
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Keratin |
Is the tough water proof layer that protects the outer layer of the skin |
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Pigment |
Gives the skin it's color |
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Melanin |
Brown pigment |
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Stratum corneum |
Outermost layer of the skin |
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Cyanosis |
The skin turning a blue gray color |
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What is the dermal epidermal junction |
It exists between the thin epidermal layer of the skin and sits above the dermal layer |
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What is the small nipple like bumps that project upward from the dermis and epidermis |
Dermal-epidermal junction |
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What is the small nipple like bumps that project upward from the dermis and epidermis |
Dermal-epidermal junction |
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What is the dermis |
The deeper and thicker layer of the skin |
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What is the papillary layer produce? |
Finger prints |
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What is the papillary layer produce? |
Finger prints |
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What is a newborns hair called |
Lanugo |
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Where does the hair growth begin in the dermis |
At the hair follicle |
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Where does the root of the hair lie |
In the follicle |
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What is the shaft? |
The visible part of the hair |
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What is the base of the follicle where hair grows called |
Hair papilla |
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Arrector pili muscle |
Tiny smooth muscle at the follicle |
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What muscles cause goosebumps |
Arrector pili muscle |
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Nails |
Are organs of the skin that are produced by cells in the epidermis |
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What is the visible part of the nail called |
Nail body |
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What is the visible part of the nail called |
Nail body |
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Lunula |
Little moon. It's the white crescent shape on the nail |
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Where does the nail bed lie |
Under the nail and contains blood vessels |
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Skin receptors |
Make it possible for the body to act as a sense organ |
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What is the lamellar corpuscle |
It detects pressure deep in the dermis |
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What does the Pacini corpuscle |
It detects pressure deep in the dermis |
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The tactile corpuscle (Meissner corpuscle) |
It detects light touch |
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Sudoriferous gkands |
Are sweat glands |
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Eccrine glands |
Produce perspiration |
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Apocrine glands |
Found primarily in the armpits they secrete thicker secretion |
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Sebaceous glands |
Secrets oil for hair and skin |
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What is natures skin cream |
Sebaceous glands |
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What are the functions of the skkn |
Protection Temp regulation Sense organ activity Excretion Synthesis of vitamin b |
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Kaposi sarcoma |
Immune deficiencies
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Squamous cell carcinoma |
Common Slow growing, malignant tumor |
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Basal cell carcinoma |
Is the most common Usually appears in the upper face |
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Melanoma |
Is the most serious cancer It developed from a mole |