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Integumentary System
Exam 1 Sem 2
Question | Answer |
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Why is it important for manual therapist to know the anatomy and physiology of the skin? | The skin is the communication interface between therapist and client |
As a therapist touches their client, what kind of information is communicated to the client? | Their own tissue status and the nature of the therapist's touch |
Three types of epithelial membranes in the body are the cutaneous and? | serous and mucous |
Type of membrane lines the respiratory and digestive tract? | Mucous |
Which of the four types of membranes lines the ventral cavities? | Serous |
A broad, flat sheet of at least two layers of tissue? | Membrane |
What is the function of the cutaneous membrane? | Provides the outer protective covering for the entire body |
What common function do all membranes share in addition to serving as linings and coverings? | Secrete a lubricating substance |
What is the name for the connective tissue layer of epithelial membranes? | Basement Membrane |
What is the function of mucus in the digestive tract? | Protects the tract from erosion and facilitates swallowing food |
What membrane covers the organs in the abdominopelvic cavity? | Visceral peritoneum |
The functions of the integumentary system are protection, absorption and excretion, synthesis of Vitamin D and ? | Temperature Regulation and Sensation |
Skin cells that produce pigment are called? | Melanocytes (located in epidermis) |
What is the function of the keratin in skin? | Toughens the epidermis and makes it water-resistant |
What layer of skin contains the melanocytes? | Epidermis |
Which layer of the epidermis is the most superficial | Horny |
What is the name of the thin superficial layer of the dermis? | Papillary |
The primary accessory organs in skin are the hair, nails, sweat glands, and ? | Sensory receptors and oil glands |
What is the common function of the hair and nails in the integumentary system? | Protection |
Which of these accessory organs has primary functions of protective and sensory organs? | Hair |
The Pacinian and Ruffini corpuscles, as well as, the hair root plexus of skin are all examples of what type of cutaneous recepyors? | Light Tactile receptors |
What is another term for cutaneous receptors? | General sense receptors |
The three cutaneous receptors located in the papillary zone of the dermis and sensitive to superficial stimulus are free nerve endings, Merkel discs, and? | Meissner Corpuscles |
Which of these signs would be a warning that the skin growth could be malignant melanoma? | An irregularly shaped border around a mole |
The visceral peritoneum is a membrane that covers the organ in -----cavity? | Abdominopelvic |
The most superficial layer of the epidermis is? | Horny Layer |
Scabies and lice are the two most common and highly contagious? | Parasitic infection |
________is a highly contagious bacterial skin infection? | MRSA |
As we age, the dermis begins to ? | Thin and wrinkle |
Synovial membrane is classified as a ___________membrane? | Connective Tissue |
--------Membrane lines the respiratory and digestive tract? | Mucous |
The layer of skin that contains the blood vessels and sensory receptors? | Dermis |
The name of the thin superficial layer of the dermis? | Papillary |
What are the types of stimuli that the cutaneous receptors of the skin are sensitive to? | Touch , pressure, Temperature, pain |
Chemicals released by damaged cells are a type of stimulus that ______are sensitive to? | Nociceptors |
A type of bacteria that is responsible for the most common types of bacterial skin infections? | Staphylococcus |
Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter are the _________os skin cancer? | ABDC warning signs |
The most common type of skin cancer? | Basal Cell Carcinoma |
Urticaria is known as? | Non-contagious skin disorder |
Providing the outer protective covering for the entire body is the function of the? | Cutaneous Membrane |
The Three types of epithelial membranes in the body? | Mucous, serous, and cutaneous |
The layer of skin that is avascular tissue? | Epidermis |
Cutaneous receptors that are more sensitive to deep tactile stimulus? | Pacinian Corpuscles |
Four categories of contagious skin conditions? | Fungal, Bacterial, Viral, and Parasitic |
An irregular shaped border around a mole is a warning that the skin growth could be a ? | Malignant Melanoma |
A non-contagious skin condition commonly known as hives? | Urticaria |
The name of the membrane that lines the thoracic cavity? | Parietal Pleura |
The name for the connective tissue layer of epithelial membranes? | Basement Membranes |
The layer of skin the contains the melanocytes? | Epidermis |
Skin cells that produce pigment? | Hypodermis |
An accessary organ that has primary function of protective and sensory organs? | HAir |
The three cutaneous receptors located in the papillary zone of the dermis and sensitive to the superficial stimulus are? | Free Nerve Endings-Merkel Discs-Meissner Corpuscles |
The term for the segment of skin that carries sensory information fram a specific region of the skin into the spinal cord along a specific nerve? | Dermatome |
Thinning of the dermal and subcutaneous layers as age related changes explain why the skin of the elderly client can have -----and ------ | Translucent and fragile |
Elevation of the skin is a common sign of what? | Mellanoma |
What membrane lines the ventral cavity? | Serous |
Secreting a lubricating substance is a common function that all membranes share in addition to serving as _______and _______? | Linings and coverings |
Protecting the tract from erosion and facilitating swallowing food is the function of -------- in the -------? | Mucus and digestive track |
Protection, absorption and excretion, synthesis of Vitamin D, Temperature regulation and sensation are functions of? | Integumentary System |
Monitoring and adjusting blood ph levels is -------function of the integumentary system | NOT |
Toughening the epidermis and making it water resistant is the function of ? | Keratin |
What layer of skin is considered to be the superficial fasia of the body? | Subcutaneous |
The constant production of keratinocytes occurs in the deepest layer of the epidermis, or the stratum? | Germinatum |
The dermis is attached to the epidermis via multiple fingerlike projections called? | Dermal Papillae |
Cutaneous receptors that are the most numerous and widespread? | Free Nerve Endings |
Both the Integumentary and nervous systems develop from the ectoderm layer of an embryo, which is why the skin is so intricately linked to the/ | Brain |
The tactile information gathered by the developing fetus creates a neural map of the body on the brain? | Homunculus |
Regularly inspecting large areas of skin can lead to early identification and treatment which is important for manual therapist to know the warning signs of? | Skin Cancer |
Is Eczema a highly contagious skin disease? | NO |
Is herpes zoster a viral infection commonly known as mouth sores? | No |
Is it true that the smaller the diameter of a mole, the higher the likelihood that it is a melanoma? | NO |
Is it true that impetigo is a non-contagious skin disease that looks like dry, silvery patches of skin? | NO |
Is it true that vitiligo is a contagious form of skin cancer? | NO |