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Integumentary System
Everything dealing with the Integumentary System
Question | Answer |
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What are the parts of the Integumentary System? | 1.Skin 2.Hair 3.Nails 4.Sweat Glands 5.Sebaceous Glands |
What are the layers of skin? | 1.Epidermis 2.Dermis 3.Subcutaneous or Hypodermis |
What is in the Dermis Layer? | 1.Connective Tissue 2.Collagen Fibers |
What is in the Epidermis Layer? | 1.Stratified Squamous Epithelium |
What is the medical term for the sweat gland? | Sudoriferous Gland |
What is the medical term for a black and blue mark? | Ecchymosis |
What is a 1st degree burn? | Superficial skin reddened |
What is a 2nd degree burn? | Partial thickness causing blisters |
What is a 3rd degree burn? | Full Thickness causing charring |
What is Sebum? | oil which lubricates the hair and skin |
Where is Sebum produced? | The Sebaceous Glands |
The Only living Layer of the epidermis | Basal |
The Subcutaneous layer of the skin is composed primarily of? | Lipocytes |
Nails and hair are composed of a hard protein called? | Keratin |
The dark pigment that gives skin it's color? | Melanin |
FS | Frozen Section |
UV | Ultraviolet |
C&S | Culture & Sensitivity |
BCC | Basal Cell Carcinoma |
SG | Skin Graft |
MM | Malignant Melanoma |
BX | Biopsy |
I&D | Incision and Drainage |
Alopecia | Loss of Hair |
anhidrosis | can not sweat |
Cyanosis | Slightly blueish color of the skin due to deficiency of oxygen |
Dermatome | Instrument for cutting the skin |
Erythema | Redness or flushing of the skin |
erythroderma | red skin |
Jaundice | Yellow cast to the skin |
keloid | formation of a scar results in raised, thickened, red area |
necrosis | dead tissue |