Vocabulary
The skin
What is the dermis?
How many layers of the epidermis are there?
5 layers
Inner layer of skin
What is the dermis?
Give an example of accessory organs
Hair follicles, nails, sweat glands
What is an example of a homeostatic imbalance?
Burns, Skin cancer, psoriasis, dermatitis, athlete's foot, acne, and pressure ulcers
The surface level of the skin
What is the epidermis?
What is the stratum cornenum, stratum spinosum, stratum glanulosum,stratum lucidum, stratum basale?
Sensory receptors for light touch
What is Meissner's Corpuscles?
How many types of sweat glands are there?
Two
What does the ABCD rule stand for?
A- Asymmetry
B- Border
C- Color
D- Diameter
The deepest level of the skin
What is the subcutaneous layer?
Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
What is the structure of the epidermis?
Surface forms dermal papillae and it is composed of loose areolar connective tissue
What is the Papillary Layer?
Apocrine and Merocrine glands
What are the two types of sweat glands?
Sebaceous glands become blocked
How are whiteheads formed?
Orange, yellow, and red pigments found in fruit, vegetables, and dark leafy green vegetables
What is Carotene?
In what layer are melanocytes produced?
Stratum Basale
Bundles of collagen fibers, elastic fibers, and reticular fibers which give skin its strength and resilience, composed of dense irregular tissue
What is the Reticular layer?
Where would you find Sebaceous glands?
Hair follicles
Reddened epidermal lesions covered by dry, silvery scales
What is psoriasis?
Protein in red blood cells responsible for delivering oxygen to tissues
What is a Hemoglobin?
Translucent layer of cells separating the stratum cornenum from the stratum granulosum
What is the stratum lucidum?
How many layers does the dermis have?
Two distinct layers
What are the two types of modified apocrine glands?
Mammary and ceruminous glands
What is the Rule of Nines?
Body divided into 11 areas (each is 9% of body surface area) it helps estimate the loss of fluids