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Introduction to the Human Body

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"normal" body temperature   98.F can range from 97 to 100degrees  
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core temperature   inner parts of the body, cranial, thoracic and abdominal cavities higher  
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shell temperature   surface areas such as skin and mouth are cooler  
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thermoregulation   mechanism whereby the body balances heat production and heat loss  
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hypothermia   excessive decrease in body temperature  
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hyperthermia   excessive increase in temperature  
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heat production   heat is thermal energy and is produced by the millions of chemical reations  
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heat loss   most of the heat is lost through the skinthe remaining through the respiratory excretory systems  
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  heat loss occurs by four means: radiation, conduction, convection and evaporation  
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radiation   heat is lost from a warm object to the cooler air surrounding the warm object  
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conduction   loss of heat from a warm body to a cooler object in contact with the warm body  
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convection   is loss of heat by the air currents moving over the surface of the skin  
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evaporation   when a liquid becomes a gas  
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body temperature   regulated by several different mechanisms  
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hypothalamus   located in the brain - senses a change in temperature and sends information to the skin and skeletal muscle  
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increased temperature   blood vessels dilate, giving flushed appearancesweat glands become more active  
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decreased temperature   blood vessels constrict heat is trapped in deeper tissues; sweat glands less active; skeletal muscles contract causing shivering  
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heat related conditions   heat syncope; heat cramps; heat exhaustion; heat stroke  
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how burns are classified   according to depth; and extent of area burned  
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depth   partial-thickness or full-thickness  
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partial-thickness   1st or 2nd degree burns  
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first-degree burn   red, painful, and slightly edematousonly the epidermis is involve; suburn  
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second-degree burn   damage to both epidermis and dermis, with little damage to the dermis it is red painful and edematous and blisters; with greater damage to dermis skin can blister  
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full-thickness burn   third-degree burns; both epidermis and dermis are destroyed, painless because sensory receptors are destroyed  
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rules of nine   the total body surface area into regions  
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eschar   dead burned tissue that form a thick,inflexible scablike layer over the burned surface  
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escharotomy   eschar is slit  
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acne   a disorder of the skin in which the sebaceous glands oversecrete sebum  
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athlete's foot   fungal infection  
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boil   also called furuncle; localized colledction of pus caused by stphylococcal infection of hair follicles and sebaceous glands  
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carbuncle   multiple, interconnecting furuncles  
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cold sore   fever blister, collection of watery vesicles caused by infection with herpes simplex virus  
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cyst   saclike structure containing fluid or semisolid material surrounded by s strong capsule  
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dermatitis   inflammation of the skin that may be caused by a variety of irritants  
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erythema   reddness  
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papules   pimplelike lesions  
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vesicles   blisters  
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eczema   inflammatory condition (atopic dermatitis)  
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hives   urticaria - allergic reaction characterized by red patches (wheals) intense itching (pruritus)  
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impetigo   contagious infection of skin caused by the staphyloccus baterium  
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psoriasis   chronic condition characterized by lesions that are red dry elevated and covered by silvery scales  
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skin cancer   several kinds are all related to sun exposure  
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