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VA integumentary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are birds feathers made of | keratin |
| what are the three different types of feathers | flight, contour, filoplume |
| what are two types of injections | intradermal, subcutaneous |
| where is intradermal injection given | into the muscle |
| where is a subcutaneous injection given | into the subcutaneous layer |
| what does the integumentary system consist of | skin and its appendages (glands, hair, fur, wool, feathers, scales, claws, beaks, horns, hooves and nails) |
| what are the functions of the skin | protects from infection, injury, it waterproofs the body, prevents fluid loss and provides temperature regulation. |
| what are the combining forms for skin | cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o |
| what are the three layers of the skin | epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous layers |
| what layer of skin contains connective tissue | subcutaneous |
| which layer of the skin contains blood and lymph vessels | dermis |
| which is the most superficial layer of the skin | epidermis |
| what does keratin do for the skin | provides it with waterproofing |
| is keratin a protein | yes |
| connective tissue contain what cells | collagen, histiocytes, mast cells |
| what is the subcutaneous layer also called | hypodermis |
| what kind of skin glands do we have | sebaceous, sweat, mammary |
| what is hidrosis | excretion of sweat |
| what is anhidrosis | abnormal reduction of sweat |
| what is hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating |
| what is cerumen | earwax |
| what is hair made of | dead protein cells filled with keratin |
| what is the function of the arrector pili muscle | causes the hair to stand erect in response to stress or cold |
| what is piloerection | condition of hair standing straight up |
| name the three hair types | guard, wool, tactile |
| what are the four different tissue types | epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous |
| what is the largest system of the body | integumentary |
| what is pruritus | itching |
| a skin condition characterized by overproduction of sebum | seborrhea |
| what is the protein that provides the skin with its water-proofing properties is as known as | keratin |
| where is the manubrium | top of the rib cage |
| where is the xiphoid process | the very bottom of the rib cage |
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