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Integumentary Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Define Skin and it's important function. | - largest organ in the body - provides sensory information, regulates body temperature, prevents dehydration, food/water reservoir |
| First Degree Burn | - aka superficial - only injury epidermis - erythema and hyperesthia |
| Immunotherapy | - aka biotherapy - newer treatment that stimulates body's own immune defenses to fight tumour cells |
| In situ v.s invasive | -confined to original site vs. - penetrates surrounding tissue |
| Sebaceous Glands | - cause acne - secretes sebum - everywhere but soles and palm of hands |
| Second Degree Burn | - aka partial thickness - damages epidermis and dermis - vesicles or bullae form |
| Subcutaneous Layer | - hypodermis - binds dermis to underlying structures - store fat, insulates and cushions body |
| Third Degree Burn | - aka full thickness burn - epidermis and dermis destroyed - waxy and charred |
| How is hair colour determined? | amount of pigments produced by melanocytes |
| Two important sublayers of the epidermis and where they are located | stratum corneum = outermost basal layer = innermost |
| What do meloncytes produce and what is their function? | - melanin - protects skin from damaging effects |
| What happens to new skin cells as they move towards the stratum coreum? | they die |
| What is a dermatologist | specializes in diagnosis and treatment of skin disease |
| what is a pathologist | they grade and stage tumours |
| What is the most common type of skin cancer? | Basal cell carcinoma |
| trichomycosis | abnormal condition of hair fungus |
| pallor | absence of colour in the skin |
| urticaria | allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale, elevated patches |
| neoplasm | any new and abnormal growth |
| impetigo | bacterial skin infection |
| alopecia | baldness |
| hemangioma | benign tumour of dilated blood vessels |
| malignant | cancerous |
| eczema | chronic inflammatory skin condition |
| integument | covering |
| tinea | fungal skin infection; ring worm |
| pediculosis | infestation with lice |
| onychia | inflammation of nail bed |
| thelitis | inflammation of the nipple |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| acne | inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands |
| pruritis | intense itching |
| vitiligo | loss of skin pigmentation |
| petechia | minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin |
| gangrene | death, decay of tissue |
| benign | non-cancerous |
| cicatrix | normal scarring |
| congenital | noted at birth |
| subcutaneous | under the skin |
| abscess | pus at the sight of infection |
| keloid | raised firm, thickened scar |
| erythema | redness of the skin |
| crustation | scab |
| abrasion | scrape |
| dermotoplasty | skin grafting |
| lentigo | small brown macules |
| comedo | small skin lesion of acne |
| pressure ucler | sore that prevents blood flow to tissues |
| mycology | study of fungus |
| pachyderma | thick skin |
| psoriasis | thick, dry, silvery scales cause by excessive development of the basal layer |
| fulguration | tissue destruction by electric current |
| albinism | total absence of pigment in skin, hair and eyes |
| xenograft | transplantation from a foreign donor |
| verruca | warts |
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