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| Scraping away of skin or mucus membranes. |
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| A substance that produces a hypersensitivity reaction. |
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| The immune system attacking its host's body. |
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| Non-cancerous (benign) abnormal growth of tissue (neoplasm). |
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| Taking a sample of tissue for testing. |
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| Closed sack or pouch on or under the skin containing fluid or solid material. |
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| The study of the skin and the accessory organs of the skin. |
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| Discoloration of the skin, commonly called bruise or contusion. |
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| New, abnormal formation of tissue such as a tumor. |
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| Tumor that is dark or black in appearance. |
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| A brown pigment in the skin that protects it from UV radiation. |
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| Abnormal condition of hardening. |
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| Name the four accessory structures of the skin. |
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| Hair, Nails, Sebaceous (oil) glands, and Sweat Glands |
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| What is the function of the nails? |
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| Protects the ends of toes and fingers. |
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| What is the function of eyelashes, eyebrows, nose hair, and ear hair? |
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| They filter dust and debris from the air. |
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| Name the three layers of skin from outermost to innermost. |
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| Epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous (hypodermis) |
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| What is the function of melanocytes? |
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| They produce melanin in response to exposure to UV radiation. |
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| Thin layer of keratinized (hardened) cells. |
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| Describe the dermis and what is in it. |
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| Thicker layer of skin below the epidermis. It containes hair follicles, nerves, blood vessels, and some glands. |
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| Describe the subcutaneous layer and what it contains. |
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| The innermost layer of skin. It is a supportive layer made of adipose (fatty) tissue. It contains deeper blood vessels, nerves and hair follicles. |
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| List the ways that the skin protects the body. |
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| Water proofing, melanin (against the sun), bacteria regulation (oil kills bacteria, protection against infection (inflammatory response). |
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| What are the two main functions of the skin? |
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| Protection and temperature regulation. |
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| Highly contageous bacterial infection which is most common in children. Appears as blisters with honey-colored edges. Treated with antibiotics. |
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| Bacterial skin desease of the pilosebacious units (hair/oil gland unit). Appears as blackheads and whiteheads. |
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| Bacterial infection of the dermis and subcutaneous layers. |
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| Inflammation of the hair follicles. Usually secondary to irritation caused by the friction of clothing rubbing on the skin or other irritations. |
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| Comes in common or genital types. They are small benign tumors caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). |
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| A latent viral infection either on the mouth (type 1) or on the genitals (type 2) that results in periodic breakouts of blisters. There is no cure. |
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| Commonly called shingles. Caused by a second outbreak of varicella, which is the chickenpox virus. Lasts from 10 days to 5 weeks. |
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| Commonly called ringworm. A common fungal infection that can show up in many places of the body as a rash. Called athlete's foot when on the feet. |
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| Commonly called yeast infection. Results from the fungus candida albicans that is normally present in the body when it builds up too much. |
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| Infestation with lice, commonly on the head. |
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| Infestation of the skin by microscopic mites. |
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| Also called dermatitis. An inflammatory disorder caused by any number of sources including allergies, stress, illness etc. Symptoms can be treated, but there is no cure. |
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| Chronic inflammatory skin disorder marked by red, scaly plaques. Symptoms can by treated, there is no cure. |
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| Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) |
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| A chronic autoimmune disorder that is marked by a painless red rash, though much of the effects are elsewhere in the body. There is no cure. |
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| Most common type of skin cancer. Grows slowly and rarely metastasizes (spreads to other parts of the body). |
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| Form of skin cancer that grows and spreads more easily. Usually develops in soft tissue. |
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| The deadliest form of skin cancer. Appears as dark lesions that are assymetric and larger that 6mm in diameter. |
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| What are the four assesment techniques for the skin? |
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| Visual Assesment, Palpation (feeling), Biopsy, and Culture and Sensitivity Test |
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| Also called a skin prick test. Used to detect allergies. Small divets are made in the skin and different possible allergens are applied to each to test for a response. |
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| Used to detect allergies. A tiny dose of an allergen is injected deep into the skin to test for a reaction. |
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| A patch with a possible allergen on it is applied to the skin for an extended time to test for a reaction to test for allergies. |
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| A test for specific allergy antibodies in the blood to test for allergies. |
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| Culture and Sensitivity Test |
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| A tissue sample or secretions are mailed to a lab where the organism is allowed to grow in order to identify it, and then medications are tested on it to see what will work against it. |
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