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12th A & P

Chapter 6

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largest organ in the body skin
have a higher risk for developing hypothermia elderly and children
the half-moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail lunula
a burn involving the epidermis and the dermis 2nd degree burn
yellow-orange pigment found in vegetables carotene
when blood oxygen concentration is low the skin will appear this color blue
skin graft from a person's own body autograft
modified sweat glands, located in external ear canal, secretes, cerumen (earwax) ceruminous glands
found in the upper layers of the dermis; they create your fingerprint pattern dermal papillae
glands that produce sweat; found over most of the body eccrine glands
cause calluses increased in friction or pressure
become active at puberty apocrine glands
calculations for assessing percentage of body surface burned rule of 9's
2 locations where our skin is thickest palms of hands and soles of feet
the skin synthesizes this vitamin vitamin D
skin plays a vital role in maintaining? homeostasis
regulation of body temp, protection, and prevents water loss functions of the skin
separates epidermis and dermis basement membrane
tissue that makes up the epidermis stratified squamous epithelium
layer of the epidermis that is nourished by blood vessels from the dermis stratum basale
adipose tissue is most abundant here subcutaneous layer
the process by which cells form fibrils of keratin and harden keratinization
the youngest cells would be found in the stratum __________ basale
darkness of hair is mainly due to? melanin concentration
sweat glands sudoriferous glands
causes hair to stand on end and goose bumps to appear arrector pili muscle
most common type of skin cancer in light skinned people over 40 cutaneous carcinoma
transfer of melanin granules from melanocytes into epithelial cells cytocrine secretion
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