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A & P Review
Skin Practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| They study of the skin and its accessories is called _____ | Dermatology |
| The skin is the ________ organ in the body | Largest |
| Which is the layer of the epidermis that is missing in thin skin ? | Stratum Lucidum |
| The palms and soles jabe which type of skin ? | Thick |
| Separation of the epidermis and dermis from friction ? | Blisters |
| Which pigment is the brown-black skin pigment ? | Eumelanin |
| Which pigment is the pinkish-reddish pigment in the skin due to blood ? | Nemoglobin |
| Which pigment is fund in fruits and vegetables and gives the thick skin an orange color ? | Cartene |
| Flat accumulations of melanin are called ______ | Freckles |
| Raised accumulations of melanin are called ____ | Moles |
| Which are for temperature and pain reception ? | Free Nerve Endings |
| Which are small blood vessels for gas exchange ? | Capillary Loops |
| Which are cooling processes ? | Vasodilation , Sweating |
| the middle layer of the skin | Dermis |
| the bottom layer of the skin | Hypodermis |
| the top layer of the skin | Epidermis |
| contains adipose tissue | Hypodermis |
| contains 4 to 5 strate of cells | Epidermis |
| contains the oil and sweat glands, blood vessels, and nerves | Dermis |
| is also called the subcutaneus tissue | Hypodermis |
| is avascular, keratinized, stratified, squamous epithelial tissue | Epidermis |
| is lose connective tissue | Dermis |
| the most abundant epidermal cells | Keratinocytes |
| are sloughed off daily | Keratinocytes |
| are in the bottom layer and produces the color of the skin cells | Melanocytes |
| produces the pigment for skin and hair color | Melanocytes |
| are tactile (touch) receptors at dermis-epidermis junction | Meissner´s Corpuscles |
| are undifferentiated basal cells that produce the keratinocytes | Stem Cells |
| are star-shaped phagocytes (engulfers) in the stratum spinosum | Langerhans Cells |
| a decrease in hemoglobin due to low blood preesure, fear, or anemia leads to this white skin condition | Pallor |
| a reddish skin condition due to an increase in blood supply | Erythenia |
| a bluish skin condition due to a lack of oxygenated blood | Cyanosis |
| a lack pigmentation in skin, hair, or eyes | Albinism |
| a yellowish skin condition due to bile pigments and bilirubin levels being off due to liver problems | Jaundice |
| Black and blue marks from blood escaping damaged vessels beneath the skin surface | Bruises |
| Blood clots beneath the skin | Hematomes |
| Patches of discolored skin discolored by benign tumors of the blood capillaries that are often called birthmarks | Hemangionias |
| Hemangiomas that are raised | Strawberries |
| Hemangiomas that are flat ones | Port-Wine Stains |
| The loss of skin pigmentation due to destruction of melanocytes due to an autoimmune disorder | Vitiligo |
| upper, thin layer of dermis | Papillary Layer |
| lower, thicker layer of dermis | Reticular Layer |
| layer of dermis with sweat and oil glands | Reticular Layer |
| layer of dermis with Meissner´s corpuscles | Papillary Layer |
| layer of dermis with Pacinian corpuscles | Reticular Layer |
| layer of dermis with capillary loops and free nerve endings | Papillary Layer |
| Enlarged adipocytes in the dermis cause wrinkling in the epidermis | Adipocytes |
| Dermis tears due to extreme skin stretching | Striae |
| Sores on the skin that develop when blood vessels are compressed for long periods | Decubitus Ulcers (Bedsores) |
| excessive hairiness in women | Hirsutism |
| created from contractions of the arrector pili muscles | Goosebumps / Chillbumps |
| Short, stout, protective hairs of the eyebrows, eyelashes, nose, and ears | Vibrissae |
| Thinning of hair due to possibly an autoimmune disorder | Alopecia |
| Type of hair is pale, fine, soft and on the skin of unborn babies | Lanugo |
| Type of hair is pale, fine, and all over the body | Vellus |
| Type of hair is darker, coarse, and make up the eyebrows, axillary hair, genital hair, scalp, and on the face, chest, arms, and legs of males | Terminal |
| Flat, dead, scaly cells that are packed closely togehter with parallel collagen fibers that are derivatives of the stratum corneum and are used by humans and primates as tools for picking up small objects are | Nails |
| The white cresent area of the nail over the nail matrix is the | Lunula |
| What are sudoriferous glands ? / Sebaceous Glands ? | Sweat / Oil |
| Which type of sweat glands are in the armpits ? / Are Everywhere ? | Apocine / Eccrine |
| A sunburn is which type of burn ? / A sunburn with blisters ? | First Degree / Second Degree |
| Uncontrolled cell division resulting in abnormal cells is called | Cancer |
| A - | Asymmetry |
| B - | Border Irregularity |
| C - | Color |
| D - | Diameter |
| E - | Evolving |
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