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7. Integumentary System and Body

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The skin, accesory structures and the subcutaneous tissue make up this system   Integumentary System  
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The skin can be called these two things   Integument or Cutaneous membrane  
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The outer or surface layer of the skin   Epidermis  
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The inner layer of the skin   Dermis  
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The study of skin and skin disorders   Dermatology  
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This layer of the epidermis that lies on top of the dermis and makes new cells   Stratum Germinativum  
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The tough protein made by epidermal cells as they near the surface of the skin   Keratin  
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The surface layer of epidermal cells is called _________   Stratum Corneum  
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The 500ml/day of water that is lost through the skin each day is called ___________   Insensible Perspiration  
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The layer under the dermis which is not considered part of the skin is called the _________   subcutaneous layer or hypodermis  
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Cells deep within the skin that secrete melanin are called ___________   Melanocytes  
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The skin darkening pigment   Melanin  
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This is the name of the disorder that occurs when the melanocytes completely fail to secrete melanin   Albinism  
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The name of a disorder where there is partial loss of melanin in patches of skin   Vitiligo  
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A yellow pigment of the skin   Carotene  
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A coloration of the skin related to a lack of oxygen   Cyanosis  
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A condition that causes the skin to turn yellow due to lack of bilirubin excretion by the liver   Jaundice  
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These two hormones influence the growth of hair in the axillary and pubic areas   Testosterone and Estrogen  
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The loss of hair is called this   Alopecia  
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Oil glands of the skin are also called ____________   Sebaceous Glands  
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The oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands is called ______   Sebum  
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The sebaceous gland secretion that covers babies when they are born   Vernix caseosa  
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Also called sudoriferous glands, these glands secrete liquid onto the skin   Sweat glands  
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This type of sweat gland is associated with hair follicles and are found in the axillary and genital areas   Apocrine glands  
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These sweat glands are the most numerous and located throughout the body. They are not associated with hair follicles   Eccrine glands  
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These modified sweat glands are found in the external auditory canal of the ear   Ceruminous glands  
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This secretion of the ceruminous glands is also called ear wax   Cerumen  
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A temperature taken from the inner parts of the body is called a ______ temperature.   Core  
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Temperatures taken from the surface areas of the body are called ______ temperatures   Shell  
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The mechanism whereby the body balances heat production and heat loss is called _________   Thermoregulation  
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Heat is lost from a warm object (the body) to the cooler air surrounding the warm object. Ex. a person losing heat to a cooler room   Radiation  
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Heat lost from a warm body to a cooler object in contact with the warm body. Ex. sitting on a block of ice   Conduction  
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Loss of heat by air currents moving over the surface of the skin   Convection  
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Loss of heat when liquid on skin becomes a gas   Evaporation  
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Area of brain that controls body temperature   Hypothalamus  
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A process in which brown addipose tissue is metabolized in a neonate to increase body temperature   Nonshivering thermogenesis  
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A burn that involves only the epidermis   First–degree burn  
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A burn that involves both epidermis and some of the dermis   Second–degree burn  
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A burn that involves all of the epidermis, dermis, and possibly the underlying tissue   Third–degree burn  
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A system that is used to estimate percentage of body surface area burned   Rule of Nines  
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Dead burned tissue that forms a thick, inflexible, scablike layer over the burned surface   Eschar  
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A disorder of the skin in which sebaceous glands oversecrete sebum.   Acne  
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A fungal infection of the skin that affects the webs of the toes, skin of the feet   Athlete's foot  
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A localized collection of pus caused by staphylococcal infection of hair follicles and sebaceous glands   Boil  
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Watery vesicles due to infection with the herpes simplex virus   Cold sore  
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Saclike structure containing fluid or semisolid material with a strong capsule   Cyst  
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Nonspecific inflammation of the skin with erythema, papules, vesicles, scabs or crusts   Dermatitis  
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Inflammatory condition characterized by redness, papular and vesicular lesions, crusts, and scales of the skin   Eczema  
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Red raised patches (wheals) with intense itching often due to allergic reaction   Hives  
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A contagious infection of the skin usually due to staphylococcus bacteria   Impetigo  
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A chronic skin condition characterized by lesions that are red, dry, elevated, and covered by silvery scales   Psoriasis  
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Most agressive form of skin cancer   Malignant melanoma  
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