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46 Cards in this Set
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LARGEST ORGAN OF THE BODY AND ACCOUNTS FOR 15% BODY WT
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SKIN
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3 LAYERS OF THE SKIN
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EPIDERMIS
DERMIS HYPODERMIS |
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6 FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN
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PROTECTION
VITAMIN D SYNTHESIS EXTENSIVE SENSORY FUNCTIONS THERMOREGULULATION EXCRETION & ABSORPTION RESERVOIR(8-10% BLOOD) |
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THE MOST OUTER LAYER OF SKIN CONSISTS OF 5 LAYERS
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EPIDERMIS
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DEEPEST BASE LAYER OF SINGLE ROW OF CELLS WHERE MITOSIS TAKES PLACE
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STRATUM BASALE
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RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOLLOWING CELL TYPES
KERATINOCYTES MELANOCYTES MERKEL CELLS LANGERHANS CELLS |
STRATUM BASALE
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CONSITS OF 8-10 LAYERS OF KERATINOCYTES PROVIDES STRUCTURE AND STABLITILY CONTAINS LANGERHANS
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STRATUM SPINOSUM
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THE MIDDLE LAYER OF 3-5 LAYERS HELP FOR KERATIN
CONTAINS LAMELLAR GRANULES HELPS SKIN REPEL WATER |
STRATUM GRANULOSUM
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FOUND ONLY IN THE THICK SKIN OF THE PALMS, FINGERTIPS, SOLES OF FEET
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STRATUM LUCIDUM
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OUTER MOST LAYER OF THE DERMIS CONTAINS 30 LAYERS OF DEAD SKIN SHEDS AND REPLACED CONTINUALLY
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STRATUM CORNEUM
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COMPOSED PRIMARILY OF CONN TISSUE MAINLY COLLAGEN, ELASTIC AND RETICULAR FIBERS
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DERMIS
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2 CATEGORIS OF DERMIS
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PAPILLARY REGION
RETICULAR REGION |
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SUPERFICIAL PART OF DERMIS THAT CONTAINS A WAVY BOUNDRY HOUSES CAPILLARIES, NERVE ENDINGS AND TOUCH SENSORS
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PAPILLARY REGION
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DEEPER REGION OF EPIDERMIS MADE OF DENSE IRREGULAR TISSUE CONTAINS NAIL ROOTS FOLLICLES GLANDS AFFECTED BY STRETCH MARKS
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RETICULAR REGION
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KNOWN AS THE SUBCUT
TISSUE OR SUPERFICIAL FASCIA |
HYPODERMIS
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SERVES AS A STORAGE SITE FOR LARGE BLOOD VESSELS AND FAT HOUSES LAMELLATED OR PACINIAN CORPUSCLES
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HYPODERMIS
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3 PIGMENTS THAT DETERMINE SKIN COLOR
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MELANIN/BROWN, TAN AND REDDISH HUES
CAROTENE YELLOWISH HEMOGLOBIN PINK & FLESH TONES |
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CELL DIVISION CAUSES IMMATURE KERATINOCTYES TO SHED AND SILVERY SCALES TO DEVELOP
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PSORIASIS
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REDDNESS OF THS SKIN CAUSED BY ENGORGMENT OF THE CAPILLARIES AT DERMIS LAYER
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ERYTHEMA
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OIL GLANDS PRODUCE OILY SECRETION CALLED SEBUM TO MOISTURIZE SKIN
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SEBACEOUS GLANDS
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PRODUCES SWEAT TO EXCRETE WASTES AND COOL THE BODY THROUGH EVAPORATION
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SUDORIFEROUS GLANDS
(SWEAT GLANDS) |
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RESPONSIBLE FOR THERMOREGULATION THROUGH WATERY PERSPIRATION TO COOL THE BODY
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ECCRINE/MEDRCRINE GLANDS
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SCENT GLANDS STIMULATED DURING STRESS OR SEXULAL EXCITEMENT
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APOCRINE GLANDS
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MODIFIED APOCRINE SWEAT GLANDS PRODUCING BREAST MILK
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MAMMARY GLANDS
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MODIFIED SWEAT GLANDS IN THE INNER EAR
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CERUMINOUS GLANDS
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FINE UNPIGMENTED HAIR THAT COVERS THE FETUS
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LANUGO
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FINE UNPIGMENTED HAIR THAT COVERS MOST OF THE BODY
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VELLUS
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THE PIGMENTED HAIR THAT WE NORMALLY THINK OF PROVIDES PROTECTION FOR THE SCALP
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TERMINAL
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BASE OF A HAIR FOLLICLE CONTAINS MATRIX , RESPONSIBLE FOR HAIR GROWTH
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BULB
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HAS EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ROOT
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FOLLICLE
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PROJECTS ABOVE THE SKIN AND ROOT COMPOSED OF THE INNER MEDULLA
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SHAFT
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CONTRACTS TO PULL THE HAIR VERTICALLY (GOOSE BUMPS)
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ARRECTOR PILI MUSCLE
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PLATES OF VERY TIGHTLY PACKED KERATINIZED EPIDERMAL CELLS
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NAILS
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5 PARTS OF THE NAIL
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BODY- VISIBLE PORTION
ROOT: UNDER SKIN MATRIX- CREATES NAIL BODY THROUGH MITOSIS EPONYCHIUM (CUTICLE) LUNULA- WHITISH CRESCENT SHAPED PORTION OF NAIL BODY |
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MOST COMMON TYPE OF SKIN CANCER CHANCES INCREASE WITH AGE AND UV LIGHT
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SKIN CANCER
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MOST FREQUENT TYPE OF SKIN CANCER LEAST DANGEROUS SLOW METASTISIS 78%
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BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
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BEGINS IN THE STRATUM SPINOSUM EASILY CURABLE BUT POTENIALLY FATAL 20%
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SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
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LEAST COMMON BUT MOST DEADLY DEVEOPES FROM PREEXISTING MOLES
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MALIGNANT MELANOMA
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MOST MILD BURN JUST TOP LAYERS OF SKIN REDDNESS INVOLVES ONLY EPIDERMIS
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FIRST DEGREE BURN
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MEDIUM SEVERITY TYPE BURN MIDDLE LAYERS OF THE SKIN NVOLVES EPIDERMIS POSSIBLY DERMIS FLUID FILLED BLISTERS PAINFUL PRONE TO INFECTIONS
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2ND DEGREE BURN
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MOST SEVERE BURN LOSS OF FUNCTION AND MARKED EDEMA FULL THICKNESS
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3RD DEGREE BURN
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USED IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE TO ESTIMATE THE AMT OF OF BODY SURFACE AREA BURNED
ALLOWS TO ESTIMATE FLUID LOSS TO PREVENT SHOCK |
RULE OF 9'S
HEAD/NECK 9% EACH ARM 9 % EACH LEG 18% EACH SIDE OF TRUNK 18% GENITIAL AREA 1% |
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SEPERATES THE 2 SKIN LAYERS
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BASEMENT MEMBRANE
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LACKS BLOOD VESSELS
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EPIDERMIS
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DEEPEST LAYER OF EPIDERMIS WELL CAN DIVIDE AND GROW BECAUSE THEY ARE NOURISHED SO WELL BY BLOOD VESSELS
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STRATUM BASALE
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OLDER SKIN CELLS ARE CALLED KERATINOCYTES AND ARE HELD TOGETHER BY
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DESMOSOMES
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