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How does the skin regulate body temperature? |
By producing sweat and maintaining the amount of blood flow near the body surface |
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Which glands secrete oil, or sebum, for hair and skin? |
Sebaceous glands |
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Hair growth requires epidermal, tubelike structures called... |
Hair follicles |
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A condition that involves inflammation of the serous membranes lining the chest cavity and covering the lungs is called... |
Plurisy |
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A condition in which the serous membranes, which line the abdominal cavity and abdominal organs, are inflamed |
Peritonitis |
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What kind of glands are classified as sudoriferous, found primarily in armpit and genital regions, and secrete a thick milky substance that has a strong odor associated with it? |
Apocrine |
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True or false: melanin is found in the dermis of the skin |
False |
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The layer of tissue underneath the skin is called... |
Subcutaneous tissue (adipose) |
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Cutaneous, serous, and mucous are which type of membranes? |
Epithelial |
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What kind of membrane is the skin? |
Cutaneous |
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What are the two layers of tissue that compose a serous membrane? |
An epithelial layer of simple squamous epithelium, and a connective tissue layer that forms a very thin, glue-like basement membrane that holds and supports the epithelial cells |
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What is the serous membrane that lines the walls of a body cavity called? |
Parietal |
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What type of serous membrane covers the surface of organs within a body cavity? |
Visceral |
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What is the serous membrane around each lung called? |
The pleura |
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What is the serous membrane covering most of the organs in the abdominal cavity called? |
The peritoneum |
You don't have a pair of toes in this area |
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What is the serous membrane around the heart called? |
The pericardium |
And you don't have a pair of cards on this area |
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What kind of membranes line body surfaces opening directly to the exterior of the body? |
Mucous membranes |
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What two layers are mucous membranes composed of? |
An epithelial layer and a fibrous connective tissue layer |
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What is the fibrous connective tissue underlying the epithelium in mucus membranes called? |
The lamina propria |
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What is the cell composition usually found in a mucous membrane? |
Either stratified squamous or simple columnar epithelia |
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What is the transitional area that serves as a point of fusion where the skin and mucous membranes meet? |
Mucocutaneous Junction |
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What are synovial membranes that line The Joint capsules classified as? |
Connective tissue membranes |
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What small cushionlike sacs found between many moving body parts do synovial membranes line? |
Bursae |
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What does synovial fluid do? |
It reduces friction between the opposing surfaces of bones in movable joints |
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What is subcutaneous tissue also called? |
The hypodermis, or superficial fascia |
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Hair follicle |
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What two groups can sudoriferous glands be classified into? |
Eccrine and apocrine |
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What is a blackhead also called? |
A comedo |
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What are the functions of the skin? |
Protection, temperature regulation, sense organ activity, excretion, synthesis of vitamin D |
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Nail |
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What are some waste products that the body secretes through sweat? |
Uric acid, Ammonia, excess vitamins, drugs, hormones, and urea |
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What are the three most common types of skin cancer? |
Squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma |
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What does it mean for a carcinoma to metastasize? |
To spread |
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What kind of skin cancer is the least likely to metastasize? |
Basal cell carcinoma |
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What is the ABCDE rule for malignant melanoma? |
Asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
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