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Integumentary System
Everything dealing with the Integumentary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |