Wound General

Front 1

Acid mantle

Back 1

Very fine, slightly acidic film over the epidermis. The acid mantle and the stratum corneum make the skin less permeable to water, and indirectly protects the skin from micro organisms

Front 2

Adipose tissue

Back 2

Vascular, loose connective tissue that stores fat and provides energy, cushioning and insultation

Front 3

Blister

Back 3

Collection of fluid at the junction between the dermis and the epidermis, due to friction

Front 4

Bony prominence

Back 4

Areas of the body, heel/ sacrum, which are protected by a relatively thin layer of subcutaneous tissue only. Bony prominence tend to be susceptible to pressure ulcers

Front 5

Callus

Back 5

Localized build up of stratum corneum cells due to pressure or fiction

Front 6

Cell adhesion

Back 6

The binding of a cell to a surface, extracellular matrix or another cell using cell adhesion molecules such as selectins, integrins, and cadherins

Front 7

Collagen

Back 7

Main support protein of the skin

Front 8

Elastin

Back 8

Protein in connective tissue that is elastic and allows many tissues in the body to resume their shape after stretching or contracting

Front 9

Extremity

Back 9

An arm or a leg; the arm is usually identified as an upper extremity, the leg as a lower extremity

Front 10

Fascia

Back 10

Fibrous connective tissue that separates and surrounds structures, and facilitated movement between adjacent structures

Front 11

Full- thickness wound

Back 11

Wound that extends through the epidermis and dermis and into the subcutaneous tissue

Front 12

Hair

Back 12

Epidermal appendages located within the dermis that are made of soft keratin

Front 13

Histamine

Back 13

Chemical mediator released by mast cells which causes vasodilation and increased vessel wall permeability, and attracts other cells to the area

Front 14

Keratin

Back 14

A protein produced by keratinocytes. Nails are made of hard keratin; hair is made of soft keratin

Front 15

Keratinocytes

Back 15

Epidermal cells that resurfaces a wound and produces keratin

Front 16

Langerhans’ cell

Back 16

Epidermal cell that assists with infection control

Front 17

Macrophage

Back 17

Cell that directs the repair process, secretes growth factors and enzymes and destroys bacteria and debris

Front 18

Mast cell

Back 18

Cell that helps initiate inflammation through secretion of histamine, enzymes, and chemical mediators

Front 19

Melanin

Back 19

Dark pigment of the skin and hair, formed by melanocytes

Front 20

Melanocytes

Back 20

Pigment-producing cell within the epidermis

Front 21

Nail

Back 21

Epidermis appendage made of hard keratin and located at the dorsal tips of the digits

Front 22

Merkel’s cell

Back 22

Sensory receptor within the epidermis providing information on light touch

Front 23

Papillary dermis

Back 23

This superficial dermal layer consisting of loosely arranged connective tissue

Front 24

Partial- thickness wound

Back 24

Wound involving the epidermis and part of the dermis

Front 25

Phagocytizing

Back 25

Process of engulfing and destroying bacteria and/ or debris

Front 26

Reticular dermis

Back 26

Thick, deep dermal layer consisting of dense, irregularly arranged connective tissue

Front 27

Sebaceous gland

Back 27

Oil gland, epidermal appendage located within the dermis

Front 28

Sebum

Back 28

Oily substance that lubricates the skin and hair

Front 29

Stratum basale

Back 29

Deepest epithelial cell layer; contains continuously dividing cells

Front 30

Stratum corneum

Back 30

Outermost epithelial call layer; consists of dead keratinocytes

Front 31

Stratum granulosum

Back 31

Epithelial cell layer located between the stratum spinosum and stratum lucidim

Front 32

Stratum lucidum

Back 32

Epithelial call layer located between the stratum granulosum and stratum corneum

Front 33

Stratum spinosum

Back 33

Epithelial cell layer located between the stratum basale and stratum granulosum

Front 34

Subcutaneous tissue

Back 34

Adipose tissue and fascia, located beneath the dermis; helps support the skin

Front 35

Sudoriferous gland

Back 35

Sweat gland; epidermal appendage located within then dermis

Front 36

Superficial wound

Back 36

Wound involving only the epidermis

Front 37

Tendon

Back 37

Fibrous cord of connective tissue continuous with the fibers ina muscle and attaching the muscle to bone orncratilage

Front 38

White blood cell

Back 38

Cell that helps fight infection. These consist of Neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils and basophils