Integumentary Flashcards
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| 5115316922 | Epidermis | Most superficial layer, thin, devoid of blood vessels. Divided into 2 layers: outer layer of dead skin cells and an inner layer where melanin and keratin are formed. | 0 | |
| 5115316923 | Dermis | Supplies the epidermis with nutrition. Rich blood supply. Contains sweat glands, sebaceous glands (covering everything else), connective tissue, and hair follicles. | 1 | |
| 5115316924 | Sebaceous glands | Produce a fatty substance secreted onto the skin surface through the hair. Found everywhere except the palms and soles. | 2 | |
| 5115316925 | Eccrine sweat gland | Widely distributed, open onto skin surface, help control body temp. | 3 | |
| 5115316926 | Apocrine sweat glands | Found in the axillary and genital regions. Open into hair follicles, stimulated by emotional stress. | 4 | |
| 5115316927 | Subcutaneous | Also known as adipose, or fat. | 5 | |
| 5115316928 | Melanin | Gives skin a brownish pigment. Genetically determined and increases with sunlight. | 6 | |
| 5115316930 | jaundice | Yellow color in the skin, due to deposition of bilirubin in the skin. | 7 | |
| 5115316933 | Pallor | Pale; caused by decreased blood flow in vessels. | 8 | |
| 5115316935 | Cyanosis | Blue skin; due to increased concentration of deoxyhemoglobin in cutaneous blood vessels. | 9 | |
| 5115316940 | Nail plate | Body of the nail. | 10 | |
| 5115316941 | Nail bed | Vascular, nail plate attached. | 11 | |
| 5115316942 | Lunula | White, bottom part of nail. | 12 | |
| 5115316943 | Free edge | End of the nail. | 13 | |
| 5115316948 | Erythema | Redness | 14 | |
| 5115316964 | Basal cell carcinoma | Arising in the lowest level of the skin, 80% of skin cancers, found on head and neck. Pearly white and translucent, grow slowly, rarely metastasize | 15 | |
| 5115316965 | Metastasize | (of a cancer) spread to other sites in the body by metastasis. | 16 | |
| 5115316966 | Squamous cell carcinoma | Upper layer of the epidermis, 16% of skin cancers. Crusted and scaly with inflamed or ulcerated appearance. Can metastasize. | 17 | |
| 5115316968 | Risk factors for melanoma | 1. History of previous melanoma 2. 50+ yo 3. Regular dermatologist absent 4. Mole changing 5. Male gender 6. 50 or more moles 7. 1-4 abnormal moles 8. Red/light hair 9. UV radiation from heavy sun exposure 10. Light eye or skin color- skin that freckles or burns easily. 11. Severe blistering sunburns in childhood 12. Immunosupression from HIV or chemo 13. Family history | 18 | |
| 5115316972 | ABCDEFGH for Moles | Asymmetry Boarder irregularity Color change Diameter- > 6mm Evolving Family History Greater than 50 Healing not | 19 | |
| 5115317004 | Keloid | Hypertrophic scarring that extends beyond the boarders of the initiating injury. | 20 | |
| 5115317021 | Basal Cell Carcinoma | Malignant, grows slowly. Effects mostly fair skinned adults 40+ yo. Found on the face. |  | 21 |
| 5115317022 | Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Malignant, found on sun exposed areas of fair skinned adults 60+ yo. Can develop actinic keratosis. Firmer, and redder than BCC. |  | 22 |
| 5115317033 | Leukonychia (white spots) | Non-uniform white spots that grow slowly with the nail. Caused by trauma or over manicuring. |  | 23 |