Skin Structures
The type of epithelial membrane that our skin is?
What is a cutaneous membrane?
Finger like projections that extend upward from the dermis to bind the dermis and epidermis together
What are the papillae?
Signals a deficiency in 02 in the blood
What is cyanosis?
The muscles that contract to cause our hair to stand on end
What are arrector pili?
A tough, fibrous protein
What is keratin?
Protection, homeostasis, sensory information, barrier, vitamin D production
What are the functions of the skin?
The layer of skin that contains no blood vessels
What is the epidermis?
Signals impaired liver function
What is jaundice?
Excessive hair loss
What is alopecia?
The outermost layer of our epidermis
What is the stratum corneum?
The inner deeper layer of the skin
What is the dermis?
The layer of skin that contains nerve fibers, blood vessels, and hair follicles?
What is the dermis?
Signals an increase in blood flow close to the skin's surface
What is erythema?
Sweat glands that contain a duct leading to the skin's surface
What are eccrine glands?
The name given to skin cells that have stopped undergoing mitosis and instead produce keratin
What are keratinocytes?
The outermost layer of the skin
What is the epidermis?
The innermost layer of the epidermis
What is the stratum basale or stratum germinativum?
Signals a decrease in blood flow, especially due to low blood pressure or blood loss.
What is pallor?
Sweat glands that contain a duct leading to a hair follicle and are mainly in the axillary and anogenital regions
What are apocrine glands?
Determines our skin color
What is the amount and type of melanin?
The layer of subcutaneous tissue under the skin
What is the hypodermis?
The layer of the epidermis where new Skin cells are formed
What is the stratum basale?
Signals a deficiency of hormones from the adrenal glands
What is bronzing?
The crescent shaped white area at the base of the nail
What is the lunula?
A sign of long term 02 deficiency, usually from lung disease
What is nail clubbing?