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Integumentary System
Body Tissues, Skin, Related Medical Language
Question | Answer |
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What are the four major types of tissues in the human body | Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous |
Functions of body tissue | Protect, Absorb, Filtration, Secretion, Excretion, Diffusion |
Most abundant tissue of the body | Connective |
Five classifications of connective tissue | Liquid, Bone, Cartilaginous, Loose Connective, Dense Connective |
What covers the entire surface of the body | Cutaneous Membrane |
Composed of epithelium and an underlying layer of connective tissue | Epithelial Membrane |
Three types of epithelial membranes | Cutaneous, Muscous, Serous |
The term used when referring to the skin | Integumentary |
What percentage of body weight does the skin make up | 7% |
Name five physiological functions of the Integumentary system | Protection, Absorption, Sensation, Body Temp, Waste Elimination, Vitamin D Synthesis, Immunity |
Name the two distinct regions the skin is divided into | Epidermis, Dermis |
What process is needed by the epidermis for the epidermal cells to receive the oxygen and nutrients by the dermis | Diffusion |
The life cycle of a skin cell is | 21 to 27 days |
Waterproofing cells that provide protection to the skin | Keratinocytes |
What produces Melanin which contributes to color and serves to decrease UV rays from absorption | Melanocytes |
Thicks skin of the hands and feet is called what | Stratum Lucidum |
Receptor that detects more light than deep pressure | Meissner Corpucles |
Receptors that detect heat | Ruffini end organs |
Receptors that detect crude or deep pressure | Pacinian corpucles |
Receptors that detect cold | Krause's end bulbs |
Light and discriminative touch | Merkel Disk's |
Receptors that detect hair movement | Hair Root Plexus |
Also called the "true skin" | Dermis |
What is the main component of connective tissue that constitutes 70% of the dermis | Collagen |
What type of loss is seen in skin by excessive exposure to UV rays | Elasticity |
What in the dermis helps to form a scar | Fibroblasts |
Also know as the superficial fascia | Subcutaneous layer |
Name the appendages of the skin | Hair, Nails, Glands |
Why do men have more hair than women | Extra hormone production |
The hair muscles are called | Arrector Pili |
What are the three glands of the skin | Sebaceous, Sudoriferous, Ceruminous |
What is the "oil gland" called | Sebaceous gland |
What does the sebaceous gland secrete that aids in hair and epidermis lubrication | Sebum |
This gland secertes "sweat" or perspirationZ | Sudoriferous |
Primary function of the Sudoriferous gland | Body temperature, waste elimination |
Two classifactions of sweat glands | Eccrine, Apocrine |
Most numerous sweat gland rich in salts, ammonia, uric acid, and urea | Eccrine |
Located deep in the subcutaneous layer in the axillary region, produces and odor | Apocrine gland |
Secretes a waxy sweat located in the ear | Ceruminous glands |
What is another word for cuticle | Eponychium |
Name given to a nail when the blood as a lack of oxygen | Cyanotic |
What is the ABCDEF Method for mole assessment | Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Elevated, Fast Growing |
This is a result of bacterial infection of the hair follicles and associated sebaceous glands | Acne |
A contagious superficial fungal infection characterized by discoloration of the skin a red tissue | Athlete's Foot |
Caused by the staphylococcal bacteria in the dermis or hair follicle | Boils |
An injury that doesn't brake the skin, also called a contusion | Bruise |
Acute infection of the subcutaneous tissues caused by streptococci bacteria | Cellulitis |
Skin irritation often due to an allergic reaction | Contact Dermititis |
Thickened cone shaped skin involving the uppermost layer of the epidermis | Corns, Calluses |
Local ischemia of tissues that have been subjected to prolonged pressure | Decubitus Ulcer |
Acute or chronic inflammatory disorder of the skin | Eczema |
Follicles become inflamed | Folliculitis |