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34 Cards in this Set
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Steye
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infected eye lash
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Oil glands produce what?
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sebum
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Adipose tissue
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fat
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Sweat glands produce what?
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perspiration
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Where is MRSA good at traveling?
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down the follicle
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What contain nutrients in skin?
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perspiration and sebum
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What inhibits microbes in skin?
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salt
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What does lysozyme in skin do?
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hydrolyze peptidoglycan
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What do fatty acids in skin do?
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inhibit some pathogens
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Antimicrobial peptides
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defensins
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Defensin
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inhibit microbes
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What is resistant to salt and lysozymes? What does this mean?
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Staphylococcus aureus; it does really well as skin normal flora
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What do mucous membranes do?
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line body cavities
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What do mucous membranes secrete?
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mucous, often acidic
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Where are epithelial cells attached?
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extracellular matrix
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Some cells have what?
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cilia
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What are eyes washed with?
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tears with lysozyme
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Normal microbiota of the skin is usually gram negative or gram positive?
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gram positive
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Normal microbiota of the skin is very _____ tolerant bacteria.
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salt
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What are they types of microbiota on the skin?
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staphylococci, micrococci, diptheroids
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What do diptheroids cause?
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diptheria
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What do dipheroids look like?
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cave man clubs, fat on one end and skinny on the other
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What do normal microbiota of the skin grow on?
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oils
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What is an example of an aerobe on the surface of the skin?
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Corynebacterium xerosis
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Xerosis
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organism that live in dry environments, resist desiccation
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What is an example of an anaerobe in the hair follicles of the skin?
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Propionbacterium acnes
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What is an example of a yeast of the skin?
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malassezia furfur
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Vesicle
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in the epidermis, about 1cm or less across; filled with fluid, can break open on it's own
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What is an example of a vesicle?
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herpes lesion
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Bulla or Bullous
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in the epidermis, a bit more than 1cm across; filled with fluid
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Macule
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skin is red and slightly raised
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What is an example of a macule?
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messles
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What is an example of a bullous?
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blister
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Pustule or Papule
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in the dermis, deep and about 1cm across; fluid filled, needs to be lanced (won't release itself)
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