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30 Cards in this Set
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Vitiligo is?
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A depigmentation disorder
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What do the integument appendages include?
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sweat glands, sebaceous glands, hair, and nails
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Roder ulcer/pearly papule of side of nose may indicate what?
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a basal cell carcinoma
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Melanin does hwat?
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minimizes tissue damage by UV rays
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What does the Dermis Develop from?
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The mesoderm
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A macules is what?
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a flat skin lesion
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The pacinian and Ruffini corpuscles are located where?
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in the dermal reticular layer
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Ichthyosis Results from what?
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A disorder of epidermal maturation
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Scabies Causes what?
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Itching skin rashes
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A wheal is what?
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A raised red itching lesion
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The pacinian and Ruffini corpuscles are located where?
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In Ther dermal reticular layer
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Keratinocytes are what?
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the largest number of cells in the epidermis and are arranged in five recognizable layers.
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Thick Skin
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Covers the palms and soles
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Abnormalities of the dermal-epidermal junction can lead to what?
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Blistering
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What is a Tinea Corporis?
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a fungal infection
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What does Leprosy cause?
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a non-itching skin rash
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What does Lupus erythematosus manifest?
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a butterfly malar rash on the face
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What is a Pustule?
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A pus filled skin blister
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Thin skin has what?
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hair follicles, errector pili muscles, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands
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The epidermis is what?
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ectodermally derived stratified squamous keratinized epithelium
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Pediculosis is what?
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infestation by egg nit of head louse
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what is a bulla?
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a fluid filled cavity
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Where are Merkel cells located?
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in the epidermis
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What do Melanocytes do?
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produce melanin from tyrosine
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Abnormalities of the dermal-epidermal junction can lead to what?
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blistering
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In psoriasis, there is an increase in the number of proliferating cells in what?
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the stratum basale and the stratum spinosum
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Ichthyosis results from what?
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a disorder of epidermal maturation
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what is Albinism?
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a hereditary inability of melanocyte to synthesis melanin
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What is tinea corporis?
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a fungal infection
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A congenitial Nevus could develop into what?
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Could develop into melanoma
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