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86 Cards in this Set
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Epidermis
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Outer layer of skin
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Dermis
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Inner layer of skin
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Epithelial Tissue
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What the epidermis consists of
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Melanocytes
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Responsible for skin color
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Keratinocytes
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Makes epithelial layer tough, waterproof, and resistant to bacteria
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How many layers of epithelium are there?
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4 (5 in the soles of the feet and palms of the hand)
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Basal Cell
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Deepest layer of the epithelium
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Stratum Corneum
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Superficial layer of the epithelium
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Are there blood vessels or cells in the epidermis?
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NO
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What does the epidermis consist of?
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Epithelial cells, melanocytes and keratinocytes
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Connective Tissue
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What the dermis consists of
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Does the dermis contain blood vessels?
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YES
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What are the four types of cells of the tissue of the dermis?
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Fibroblasts, macrophages, mast cells, and plasma cells
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Fibroblasts
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Produce collagen, a protein that makes the skin tough and durable
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Macrophages
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Engulf bacteria and other potentially harmful substances
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Mast cells
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Produce histamine
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Plasma cells
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Produce antibodies
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What does the subcutaneous tissue do?
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Connects the dermis to inner structures and provides insulation
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Eponychium
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cuticle
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Lunula
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Moon of the nail where new cells are formed
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Sebacous glands
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Secrete an oil called sebum which keeps the skin soft and waterproof
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Sudoriferous glands
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Sweat glands
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Ceruminous glands
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Produce cerumen in the ear (ear wax)
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What are the three skin glands?
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Sebacous, Sudoriferous, & Ceruminous
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cry/o
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cold
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leuk/o
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White
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papill/o
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nipple-like
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scler/o
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hardening
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xer/o
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dry
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-ism
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process
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-ium; -um
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structure
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-sis
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state of; condition
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albin/o
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white
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cutane/o
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skin
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cyan/o
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blue
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diaphor/e
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profuse sweating
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elect/o
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electric
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epitheli/o
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covering
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erythemat/o
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red
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erythr/p
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red
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hidr/o
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sweat
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kerat/o; keratin/o
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hard; hornlike
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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
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fungus
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necr/o
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death
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onych/y
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nail
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pil/o
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hair
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py/o
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pus
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ras/o
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scrape
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rhytid/o
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wrinkle
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seb/o
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sebum
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ungu/o
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nail
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derma-
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skin
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-therapy
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treatment
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Dorsal cavity
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back
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Ventral cavity
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Front
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What does the dorsal cavity contain?
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Cranial and Spinal cavities
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What does the Ventral cavity contain?
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Thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavitites
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Abdominal Cavity
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contains stomach, large and small intestines, pancreas, gallbladder, and liver
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Diaphragm
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seperates the thoracic from the abdominal cavity
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Abdominopelvic cavity
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Abdominal and Pelvic cavities
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Superior or cranial
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above; toward the head
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Inferior or Caudal
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below; toward the lower end of the body
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anterior or ventral
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front surface of the body
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posterior or dorsal
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back suface of the body
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medial
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toward the midline
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lateral
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away from the midline
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proximal
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nearest the point of attachment to the trunk
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distal
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farthest from the poin of attachment
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superficial
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near the surface of the body
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deep
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away from the surface of the body
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supine
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lying on the back, face up
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prone
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lying on the abdomin, face down
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plantar
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sole of the foot
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dorsum
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upper portion of the foot
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peripheral
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away from the center
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anter/o
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front
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caud/o
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tail
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dors/o
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back
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infer/o
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inferior
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inguin/o
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groin
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poster/o
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posterior
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proxim/o
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near
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super/o
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superior
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ventr/o
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front
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ili/o
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hip
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