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Integumentary system
Chapter 5 a & p 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Functions of skin | Protects / regulates body temperature / sensory receptor elimination of body waste |
| Papules | Solid elevated spot or area on the skin |
| Sensory receptor. | Touch pressure pain temperature |
| Elimination of body waste | Through perspiration |
| Skin | Also called integumentary or cutaneous membrane |
| Epidermis | Outer layer of skin |
| Dermis | Inner layer of skin |
| Subcutaneous layer | Consist largely of loose connective tissue and adipose tissue |
| Adipose | Fatty tissue |
| Dermatologist | Specailitsis in skin |
| Dermatology | Study of skin |
| Sebaceous gland | Sweats to eliminate waste and control tempursture |
| Papilla of the hair | Produces sebum or oil for lubrication |
| Stratum base | Produce new cells pushing older cells toward the outermost surface |
| Keratin | Outermost layer dies Becomes filled with. Hard water repellant of protein called Keratine |
| Albunisum | Absence of melonien White |
| 1st layer of skin | Dead cell slough off the outer surface Outtermost layer |
| 2nd layer of skin | Sweat gland |
| 3 rd layer of skin | Fatty tissue yellow color Insulation Protection Opening to let heat out |
| Adipose | Fatty tissue |
| Salt | Skin provides elimination for body waste aka sweat out salt |
| Accessory structures of integumentary system | Hair nails glands Glands |
| Subation glands | Are for sweating |
| Sudoriferous gland | Sweat and oil gland |
| Living layer | Arterys Veins Nerves |
| Durmis-corian | Vein / hair folices / nerves Sweat gland |
| Albino | Absense of all color pigments |
| Alopecia | Baldness |
| Constrict | To contract or narrow To make smaller |
| Crust | A scab outer covering or coat |
| Cyanosis | Blueish color of skin |
| Dilate | Enlarge or expand To make bigger |
| Erythema | Redness of skin |
| Jaundice | Yellow discoloration of skin and eyes |
| Macules | Discolored but neither raised nor depressed Spot of area of the skin |
| Melanin | Brownish black pigment found in skin hair eyes |
| Pustules | Small elevated pus or lymph filled area of the skin |
| Ulcer | An open lesion on the skin Or mucus membrane |
| Vesicles | Blister or fluid filled sac's |
| Wheals | Itchy elevated areas with an irregular shape. Hives |
| Subcutaneous fascia (Hypodermis) | Layer of tissue under the skin and connects the skin to muscles and underlying tissues |
| Sudoriferous glands | Sweat secreting gland of the skin |
| Integumentary system | Pertaining to the skin or a covering |
| Pruritus | Itching |
| Vitiligo | Disorder Nonpigmented White patches |
| Onycholysis | Separation of fingernail from its bed |
| hard fibrous protein found in epidermis | Keratin |
| Hirsutism | Excessive body hair |
| Exfoliation | Peeling or slough off of tissue cells |
| Ecchymosis | Blueish / black discoloration in area of skin Injury in mucus membrane caused by the escape of blood |
| Cellulitis | An acute infection of the skin in subcutaneous tissue |
| PPD | Purified protein derivative |
| Bx | Biopsy |
| hemangioma | Benign tumor consisting of a mass of blood vessels |
| PSS | Progressive systemic scleroderma |
| SLE | Systematic lupus erythermatosus |
| ID | Intradermal |
| FS | Frozen section |
| FANA | Fluorescent antinuclear antibody |
| TENS | Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation |
| Decub. | Decubitus ulcer Bed sore |
| Macrophage | Large cells that ingests (eats) microorganism Other cells and foreign particles in the blood vessels |
| Onychocryptosis | Ingrown toe nail |
| Exzemeyia | Chronic skin condition Roughness / dryness |
| Psorlasis | Silvery white scales (Pruritus) |
| impetigo | Contagious skin infection Bacteria on face |
| Cryosurgery | tx destroy tissue non invasive |
| Impetigo | Contagious superficial skin infection Serous vesicles and pustules Filled with millions of staphylococcus or streptococcus bacteria Usually on face |
| Eczema | Chronic inflammatory disease Pustules |
| Gangrene | Tissue death Loss of blood supply |
| Pediculosis | Parasitic infection Lice |
| Leukoplakia | White hard thickened patches |
| Melanoma | Maligment skin tumor |
| Herpes zoster | Shingles |
| Onychomycosis | Fugal infection of nails |
| Cyst | Closed sac or pouch in or within skin Contains fluid Semi fluid Solid material |
| Fissure | Crake like sore or groove in skin Or mucous membrane |
| Fistula | Abnormal passageway between two tubular organ Ex. Rectum /. Vagina |
| Furuncle | Localized pus - producing infection Originating deep in hair folical |
| Laceration | Tear, torn, jagged Wound in skin |
| Abcess | Localized collection of pus in any body part That results from any pus forming bacteria |
| Bulla | Large blister |
| Carbuncle | Circumscribed inflammation of deeper skin and tissue That contains pus and eventually discharges to skin surface |
| Layers of the skin | Epidermis , dermis , dermal papillae subcutaneous tissue |
| What makes the skin water proof | Keratin |
| Dermis consists of | Capillaries , lymphatic channels , nerve endings Sweat glands , sebaceous glands |
| Subcutaneous layer is beneath | Dermis , connective tissue, adipose tissue |
| Accessory structure of skin consist of | Hair and nails |
| A strand of hair consists of | Hair root Hair follicle Hair shaft |
| Lanugo | Soft and fine hair of developing fetus |
| Hair follical | Where hair develops |
| Diaphoresis | The secretion of sweat |
| Pachyderm | Abnormal thicking of skin |
| Verruca Seborrheic warts | Seen in the elderly face neck chest or upper back Benign |
| Scabies | Highly contagious skin disease Caused by humans |
| Tinea | Ringworm |
| Tinea cruris | Ringworm of the groin Athletes foot |
| Dermabrasion | Removal of epidermis and a portion of the dermis with sandpaper or brush to eliminate superficial scars Ex. ( tattoos ) |
| Dermatoplasty | Skin transplantation to a body surface |
| Systemic lupus | Butterfly rash |
| 3 layers. Of skin | 1 epidermis 2 dermis 3 subcutaneous layer |
| Nodule | Small circumscribed swelling protruding above the skin |
| Polyp | Small stalk like growth Protruding upward / outward Ex. Skin tags. / nasal polyp |
| Acne vulgaris | Common inflammatory disorder seen on face / chest / back / neck |
| Burns | Tissue injury due to Flame / heat / chemicals / radiation / gases |
| Burns First degree | (Superficial ) burns Ex. Sunburn |
| Burns Second degree | (Partial thickness) burns Ex. Contact with hot objects. Boiling water |
| Burns Third degree | (Full thickness) burns Ex. Deep burns from fire |
| Carcinoma / basal cell | Maglignant epithelial cell tumor Most common maglignant skin tumor Depression enlarges / tissue breaks down , crusts and bleeds ( skin exposed to sun) |
| Dermatitis | Inflammation of skin Acute or chronic Contact or seborrheic |
| Rosacea | Chronic inflammation Redness over areas of the face nose and cheeks |
| Tinea capitis | Scalp |
| Tinea corporis | Body |
| Tinea. Cruris | Groin. ( jock itch ) |
| Tinea. Pedis | Foot ( athletes foot ) |
| Verruca | Wart caused by HPV |
| Verruca vulgaris | Warts on face , elbows , fingers , hands |
| Plantars. Wart | Singly or in clusters on sole of foot |
| Verruca Venereal warts | Sexual contact Penis / rectum ( condyloma. Acuminata ) |
| Cryosurgery | Subfreezing. ( liquid nitrogen ) For warts |
| Curettage / electrodesiccation | ( abnormal cells ) scraping away Followed by destroying the tumor base with a low - voltage electrode |
| Debridement | Removal of debris , foreign objects and damaged or necrotic tissue from a wound to prevent infection and promote healing |
| Systemic lupus erythermatosus | Chronic multi system inflammatory disease Lesions of the nervous system. Skin. Renal problems and vasculitis ( butterfly rash ) Condition SLE |
| Plantar warts | Singly or in clusters on sole of foot |
| Electrodesiccion | Also known as fulguration |
| Woods lamp | Ultraviolet light used to examine scalp / skin for purpose of observing fungal spores |