Skin Anatomy
What are the 3 primary layers of the skin?
Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous layer
What are sebacious glands?
What is the term for keeping the body's thermostat maintained and balanced?
Thermoregulation
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What are the primary cells that make up hair and nails?
keratinized cells
What primary tissue type is the integumentary system composed of?
Epitheleal
What are sudoriferous glands? how many types are there and what are they?
1)eccrine
2)apocrine
Where do the stimuli from skin receptors travel to in the parietal lobe in the brain?
Postcentral Gyrus
What fungus lives in between patients toes and on the pedals of the body?
Athlete's foot
What cell is behind our hair color, iris color, and skin color?
Melanocytes
What are the layers superficial to deep in the epidermis?
Stratum:
1)Corneum
2)Lucidum
3) Granulosum
4) Spinosum
5) Basale
What receptors interprets temperature change in the body?
Nociceptors
What percentage do the hands, forearms, arms, face, lips, and tongue make up in the Postcentral Gyrus?
80%
What can create crusty yellow scab like patches over usually around the lips and mostly occurs to children?
What is the small muscle that sticks the hairs on our bodies straight up due to a temperature response or emotional response?
Arrector Pili
What are the primary functions of the skin?
Protection, immunity, absorbion, excretion, sensation
Which term means excessive decrease in the body temp?
hypothermia
What do the Pacini Corpuscles repsond to?
deep pressure, high frequency vibrations, and stretch
What condition is the infection of a hair follicle?
Boil
Where on your nail does "hang nails" happen?
Lateral nail folds
What is the junction between the epidermis and the dermis?
Epidermal-dermal junction
Whats the term for pale skin?
pallor
Where is our body's themostat located in the body?
Hypothalamus
What is the medical term for Bed sores?
Decubitus Ulcers
What areas of our body are hairless?
palms, soles, lips, nipples, and areas of the genitalia