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The thinnest skin is found Eyelids 1/16 inch or 1.5 mm
Skin averages an area of about 22 square feet
Skin accounts for about ____% of your body weight 15
The Skin has ____ layer 3 layer Epidermis(water proof) Dermis (hair and sweat glands) Subcutaneous (fat and large blood vessels)
Skin is thickest on Palms of the hand and soles of the feet 1.5inch or 4mm
The skin on an average adult weighs 6 to 9 pounds
Everyone has de same number of _____ Melanocytes
Cells that produce skin color. Some people’s cells produce more melanin than others Melanocytes
Every minute you body sheds____ 30.000 dead skin cell
The epidermis is much _____ than the dermis Thinner
Sacar tissue lacks of Hair and sweat glands
Describe the attributes of healthy skin Slightly moist, soft, smooth and somewhat acidic
Primary functions of the skin Sensation, protection, heat regulation, excretion, secretion and absorption
Send messages to the brain Nerve sensor
Send message to tell the body how to respond Motor nerve
Gives protection from external factors such as invasion by certain bacteria Sebum
Part of the skins natural barrier function. Protective barrier made up of sebum, lipids, sweat and water Acid mantle
Provides and oil water balance on the skin surface. Protect the skin from drying out Hydrolipidic film
Protective barrier of the epidermis; the corneum and intercellular matrix protect the surface from irritation and dehydration Barrier function
Water loss caused by evaporation on the skin’s surface TEWL. Transepidermal Water Loss
Lipid substances between corneum cells that protect the cells from water loss and irritation Intercellular matrix
Cell that produce skin pigment and protect our body from UV rays Melanocytes
Time grain of pigment that are produced by melanocytes. Protein that determines hair, eye and akin color. Protect skin from the sun Melanin
Pigment carrying granules that produce melanin Melanosomes
What routes does the skin have for absorption Follicles walls, sebaceous glands, intercellular or transcellular
EGF Epidermal Growth Factor
Cells that stimulate collagen production and amino acids that form proteins to aid in healing Fibroblast
The body maintains thermoregulation. Through Evaporation, perspiration, radiation, and insulation.
Small, involuntary muscle in the base of the hair follicle help regulate the body temperature and protect from heat loss that cause goosebumps. Arrector pili muscle
Also known as sweat glands; excrete perspiration regulate body temperatures Sudoríferous glands
Oil substance that protect the surface of the skin and lubricates both the skin and hair Sebum
Also known as oil glands; are appendages attached to follicles from outside elements Sebaceous glands
The skin is aprox _____% water 50 to 70
Stimulates cells to reproduce and heal
Coiled structures attached to hair follicles found in the underarm and genital areas; secretes sweat Apocrine glands
Onyx
Small, involuntary muscles in the base of the hair follicle that cause goose flesh when the appendage contracts. Sometimes called goose bumps Arrector pili muscle
A thin polar membrane made of two layers of lipid molecules Bilayers
Glycolipid materials that are a natural part of the skins intercellular matrix and barrier function Ceramides
Redness, capillaries that have been damaged and are now larger or distended blood vessel; commonly seen with telangiectasia Couperose
Fibrous connective tissue made from protein. Gives the skin it’s firmness Collagen
The structures that assist in holding cells together; intercellular connections made of proteins Desmosomes
Sweat glands found all over the body do not produce offensive odor Eccrine glands
Protein found in the dermis. Gives skin its elasticity and firmness Elastin
Hair follicles and sebaceous follicles are tubelike opening in the epidermis Follicles
Caused by elevation in blood sugar Glycation
Fibrous protein of cells that is also the principal component of skin hair and nails Keratin
Hydrating fluida found in the skin. Hydrophilic agent with water binding properties Hyaluronic acid
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