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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a membrane? | A lining |
| What are epithelial membranes? | mucous, serous, cutaneous |
| Lines cavities open to the environment | Mucous membrane |
| Lines cavities not open to the environment | Serous membrane |
| Form Skin | Cutaneous membrane |
| What is the main function of the integumentary system? | Protection |
| Anatomy of the skin? | Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis(subcutaneous) |
| 5 layers of the epidermis? (Big Sexy Guys Like Chocolate) | Stratum basale, Stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, stratum corneum |
| Produce Keratin | Keratinocytes |
| Keratin | A tough protein found in the skin, hair, and nails |
| Melanocytes | cells that produce the pigment melanin |
| Dermis | Dense, fibrous connective tissue |
| Hypodermis | Fibrous connective tissue |
| Sudoriferous Glands are also called | sweat glands |
| Sebaceous glands are also known as.. | oil glands |
| How much does skin weigh? | About 9 pounds |
| What makes up the integumentary system? | Skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, and oil glands |
| Epidermis | Avascular, and made up of epithelial tissue |
| Sebum | Substance secreted by oil glands |
| Only epidermis is damaged, localized redness, swelling, heals within 1-2 days, no special treatment | 1st degree burn |
| injury to the epidermis and the upper region of the dermis , localized redness and swelling, blisters. skin regeneration will occur wit little to no scarring within 3-4 weeks, IF no infection is involved. | 2nd degree burn |
| Consumes the entire thickness of skin," Full thickness" burns, gray/white appearance, little to no swelling, nerve endings have been destroyed, skin regeneration may occur but usually skin grafting is needed. | 3rd degree burn |
| Basal Cell Carcinoma | Least malignant, most common, looks shiny, raised areas later develop into an ulcer and grow slow |
| Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Looks scaly, dry and reddened, rapid growth, speed to lymph nodes if they are not removed, if caught early enough there might be a cure |
| Malignant Melanoma | Cancer of melanocytes, not as common, more deadly, can appear anywhere, appear spontaneously, usually brown or black |
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