Burns
What are the 2 life threatening problems resulting from burns?
1. fluid loss (can lead to circulatory shock)
2. infection
The least malignant and most common skin cancer in which the cells of the stratum basale are altered
basal cell carcinoma
The epidermis is this type of tissue
What is stratified squamous epithelium? (or epithelial tissue)
What is the term for cancer spreading to other areas
metastasize
What does it mean that the epidermis is avascular?
no blood vessels
What rule is used to determine the amount of fluid replacement for a burn victim?
Rule of nines (the body is divided into 11 sections each reflecting 9% of the body's surface area + 1% to account for perineum/genitals)
Type of cancer arising from the stratum spinosum
squamous cell carcinoma
The dermis is this type of tissue
Which sweat gland is more plentiful?
eccrine
This is the layer of the epidermis where organelles start to deteriorate
stratum granulosum
A _____________ burn is superficial and typically heals in 2-3 days.
first degree
Cancer of melanocytes
malignant melanoma
The sudoriferous glands are found in this layer of the dermis and can be further classified into these two subtypes
What is the reticular layer? What are eccrine and apocrine?
Which Vitamin is produced by the skin?
Vitamin D
The thickest dermis and epidermis are found where?
What is the name of the extra layer of epidermis?
Palms and soles of feet
stratum lucidum
Also known as a partial thickness burn
second degree
The most important risk factor for skin cancer
overexposure to UV radiation
The bodies present in abundance in keratinocytes in the stratum granulosum that produce lipids and help waterproof the skin.
What are lamellar bodies?
The skin and its derivatives form the ______________________ system
integumentary
The secretions of this sweat gland contain fatty acids and proteins creating an food rich environment for bacteria.
What are Apocrine?
3rd degree
(and 4th)
What is the ABCDE rule for recognizing melanoma
A) Asymmetry
B) Border irregularity
C) Color
D) Diameter
E) Evolution
This major life event causes hormonal changes as well as a change in body hair type from _________ to _________________.
What is puberty? From vellus to terminal
The protein that makes the epidermis tough is _____________ which is produced in abundance by __________________ granules in the stratum granulosum.
What is keratin and keratohyalin granules?
The nail bed differentiates from this skin layer
stratum basale