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Integumentary System

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2 regions of the skin   Epidermis, dermis  
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Most superficial layer of skin   Epidermis  
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4 cell types found in the epidermis   Keratinocyte, melanocyte, epidermal dendritic cells, tactile cells  
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Fibrous protein that gives skin protective properties   Keratin  
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Cell that synthesizes melanin   Melanonocyte  
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Langerhans cells   Epidermal dendritic cells  
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Cells that activate the immune system   Epidermal dendritic cells  
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Tactile sensory receptor cell   Merkel cells  
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Most superficial layer of the epidermis   Stratum Corneum  
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Deepest epidermal layer   Stratum Basale  
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aka Stratum germinativum   Stratum Basale  
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Layer responsible for cell renewal   Stratum Basale  
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aka prickly layer   Stratum Spinosum  
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Contains keratinocytes linked by desmosomes   Stratum Spinosa  
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This layer contains a high volume of Langerhans cells   Prickly layer  
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Lamellated granules   Stratum granulosum  
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3-5 cell layer where keratization begins   stratum granulosum  
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Glycolipids which cause the skin to be waterproof are in which layer   Stratum granulosum  
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aka Horny layer   Stratum corneum  
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Thickest epidermal layer   stratum corneum  
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Layer with fully keratinized cells   stratum corneum  
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Layer found only in the thick skin   stratum lucidium  
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Layer above the stratum granulosum in the thick skin   stratum lucidium  
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Layer of skin associated with leather-"hide"   Dermis  
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Superficial layer of the dermis   Papillary layer  
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Layer of Areolar C.T.   Papillary layer  
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Projections of the papillary layer that project into the epidermis   dermal papillae  
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Friction ridges and sweat glands combine to form:   Fingerprints  
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Meissners corpuscles   Light touch receptors  
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Layer of the dermis made of dense irregular C.T.   Reticular layer  
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Thicker part of the dermis   Reticular layer  
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Bundles of collagen   Cleavage/tension lines  
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Dermal folds near joints   Flexure lines  
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Crimson pigment   Hemoglobin  
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Cyanosis   Bluing of skin during heart failure and severe respiratory disorders  
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aka merocrine glands   Eccrine glands  
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Sweat glands abundant on palms, soles of feet and forehead   Eccrine glands  
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2 types of sweat glands   Eccrine and apocrine  
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aka sudoriferous glands   sweat glands  
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Sweating is regulated by this system   Autonomic nervous system  
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Most abundant sweat gland   Eccrine gland  
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Sweat glands activated by puberty   Apocrine glands  
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Sweat gland found in the axillary and genital areas   Apocrine gland  
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Gland found in the external ear   Ceruminous gland  
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Modified sweat gland   Mammary gland  
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Gland that produces cerumen   Ceruminous gland  
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Gland producing sebum   Sebaceous gland  
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Glands which dump product into the hair follicle   Apocrine and sebaceous  
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Holocrine type gland   Sebaceous gland  
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Glands activated during puberty   Apocrine and sebaceous  
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What forces sebum out of the hair follicle onto the skin?   Arrector pili  
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What is created by the low pH of the secretions on the skin?   Acid mantle  
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What forms the chemical barrier on the skin?   Acid mantle  
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What forms the physical barrier of the skin?   Keratinized cells and glycolipids  
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What creates the biological barrier of the skin?   Dendritic cells and macrophages  
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Unnoticeable sweating   Insensible sweating  
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Obvious sweating-visible   Sensible sweating  
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Pacinian corpuscles   Deep pressure sensors  
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How much blood can the skin hold?   5% of total volume  
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Metabolic function of the skin   Sunlight turns cholesterol into inactive vit D  
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Skin as a secondary excretion organ   small amount of nitrogenous wastes in the sweat  
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Least malignant cancer   Basal cell carcinoma  
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Most malignant cancer   Melanoma  
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Cancer of the stratun basale cells   Basale cell carcinoma  
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Cancer of the keratinocytes of the stratum spinosa   Squamous cell carcinoma  
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Cancer of the melanocytes   Melanoma  
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Rules for recognizing melanoma   Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter  
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Tissue damage caused by heat   Burn  
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Body area burned   Rule of nines  
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Cheesy looking substance protecting the skin of a fetus   Vernix caseosa  
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