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Integumentary ARC
patholoy quesions and terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Skin Construction: 3 basic layers, layers within them | 1. Epidermis 2.Dermis 3.Hypodermis |
| lacerations | Deep cut o tear in the skin |
| incisions | Surgical cut into skin |
| excoriations | wearing down the skin, or irritated |
| fissures | split or crack something to form a long narrow opening. "the skin becomes dry, fissured, and cracked" |
| papules | a small, raised, solid pimple or swelling, often forming part of a rash on the skin and typically inflamed but not producing pus. |
| vesicles | a small fluid-filled bladder, sac, cyst, or vacuole |
| pustules | a small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus |
| punctures | piercing or penetrating with a pointed object or instrument |
| avulsions | injury in which a body structure is forcibly detached from its normal point of insertion |
| abrasions | an area damaged by scraping or wearing away. |
| ulcers | an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane that fails to heal. |
| Animal parasites | animal that lives in or on another (the host) from which it obtains nourishment. |
| Fungal infections | An infection caused by fungi, such as athlete's foot and chlamydia |
| Herpes simplex | a viral infection, caused by a group of herpes viruses, that may produce cold sores, genital inflammation, or conjunctivitis. |
| Staphylococcus infections | staphylococcus bacteria, types of germs commonly found on the skin or in the nose of even healthy individuals. Staph infection usually include a collection of pus, such as a boil, |
| Streptococcus infections | Streptococcal infections are any type of infection caused by the Streptococcus bacteria. There are many different types of infections vary in severity from mild throat infections to pneumonia. |
| Warts | a small, hard, benign growth on the skin, caused by a virus. |
| Acne rosacea | condition in which certain facial blood vessels enlarge, giving the cheeks and nose a flushed appearance. |
| Acne vulgaris | The common form of acne, in teens and young adults, that is due to overactivity of the oil (sebaceous) glands |
| Dermatitis/eczema | condition of the skin in which it becomes red, swollen, and sore, sometimes with small blisters, resulting from direct irritation of the skin |
| Seborrheic keratosis | are noncancerous (benign) skin growths that some people develop as they age. They often appear on the back or chest |
| Skin cancer | development of abnormal cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body. |
| Burns Decubitus ulcers Scar tissue | an injury caused by exposure to heat or flame. |
| Decubitus ulcers | proper term for bed sores. Ulcer on the skin, |
| Scar Tissue | connective tissue forming a scar and composed chiefly of fibroblasts in recent scars and largely of dense collagenous fibers in old scars. |
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