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Chapter 10 SNOW COLLEGE
Integumentary system
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09/26/2010

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What are the underlying strucutres that give shape to the skin?
Definition
bone, cartilage, muscle, adipose tissue
Term
What is the scientific study of the skin?
Definition
Dermatology
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Clinically what might an overall paleness of the integument indicate?
Definition
Shock
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Clinically what might an overall rednss of the integument indicate?
Definition
Increased body temperature from excretion or infection
Term
Clinically what might a localized redness of the integument indicate?
Definition
Localized Infection
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What organ is the integument?
Definition
Skin
Term
Why is the skin considered an organ?
Definition
It consists of all 4 primary tissue types
Term
Which of the four primary tissue types make up the integument?
Definition
All of them: Epithelium, muscle, connective and nervouse tissues
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What are the two layers of the integument?
Definition
Epidermis and dermis
Term
What are the two layers of the integument?
Definition
Epidermis and dermis
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What layer of tissue lies just deep to the inegument?
Definition
Subcutaneous Layer (Sub Q or Hypodermis)
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List the funcitons of the integument: (7)

Definition
  • Protection
  • Prevention of water loss
  • Temperature regulation
  • Metabolic regulation
  • Immune defense
  • Sensory reception
  • Excretion by means of secretion
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What type of tissue makes up the epidermis?
Definition
Keratinized Stratified Squamous Epithelium
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The epidermis lacks blood vessels. What medical term describes this?
Definition
Avascular
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Where is thick epidermis found?

Definition
  • Plantar surface of the hands
  • Plantar surface of the feet
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Where is thin epidermis found?
Definition
Most of the body
Term
What three pigments contribute to skin color?
Definition
Hemoglobin, Melanin, Carotene
Term
What is a harmless localized overgrowth of melanin-forming cells?
Definition
Nevus (Mole)
Term
What is a yeallowish or brown spot caused by localied areas of excessive melanocyte activity rather than an increase in melanocyte number?
Definition
Freckle
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What is a congenital anomaly that results in skin discoloration due to blood vessels that proliferate and form a benign tumor?
Definition
Hemangioma
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What are contours of the skin surface that form ridge paterns on the palmar aspect of the hand and the plantar surface of the feet?
Definition
Friction Ridges
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What layer of the dermis is superficial and contains capillaries and sensory receptors?
Definition
Papillary Layer
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What layer of the dermis is deeper and contains large amounts of collagen and consists of primarily of dense irregular connective tissue?
Definition
Reticular Layer
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What are lines of cleavage?
Definition
Parallel bundles of collagen and elastic fibers in the siin resulting from the direction of applied stress during routine movement
Term
Why are lines of cleavage clinically important?
Definition
Any procedure resulting in a cut at right angles to a cleavage line is usually pulled open due to recoil from cut elastic fibers resulting in slow healing and increased scarring
Term
Nerve fibers are extensively dispersed throughout the dermis. What is this property of the distribution of nerves to or in a part of the body?
Definition
Innervation
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What two processes change the diameter of blood vessels and in the skin help regulate body temperature and blood pressure?
Definition
Vasoconstriciton and Vasodialation
Term
What are the functions of the Subcutaneous Fat?
Definition
protection, energy reservoir, thermal insulation
Term
How does the distribution of subcutaneous fat differ between men and women?
Definition
Women: Thicker, Accumulate it primarily in the breasts, hips, and thighs
Men: Accumulate it at the neck, upper arms, abdomen, along the lower back and over the buttox
Term
What are nails?
Definition
Scalelike modifications of the epidermis that form the dorsal surfaces of the tips of the fingers and toes
Term
What are the functions of the nails?
Definition
Protection and improve grip
Term
What is the area of active growth in a nail?
Definition
Nail Matrix
Term
What is the whitish semilunar area at the proximal end of a nail?
Definition
Lunula
Term
What is hair?
Definition
A filament of keratinized cells
Term
What is hair?
Definition
A filament of keratinized cells
Term
What is the fine unpigmented, downy hair that first appears on the fetus in the last trimester?
Definition
Lanugo
Term
What is the fine unpigmented or lightly pigmented hair found on the arms and legs?
Definition
Vellus
Term
What is the usually coarse, pigmented hair found in the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, axilla, and pubic region and the faces of adult males?
Definition
Terminal Hair
Term
What is the base of the hair and lying within the dermis?
Definition
Hair bulb
Term
What is the portion of a hair from the bulb to the surface?
Definition
Root
Term
What is the portion of the hair that extends beyond the skin surface?
Definition
Shaft
Term
What is the oblique tube of epithelium that surrounds a hair?
Definition
Hair Follicle
Term
What smooth muscles produce "goose bumps"?
Definition
Arrector Pili Muscles
Term
List the Six functions of hair as given by McKinley and O'Loughlin.
Definition
Protection
Heat retention
Facial expression
sensory reception
visual identification
chemical signal dispersal
Term
What type of sweat gland functions in thermoregulation?
Definition
Merocrine glands (eccrine)
Term
What type of sweat gland produces a distinct odor?
Definition
Apocrine Glands
Term
What type of gland produces sebum to keep the skin and hair from becoming dry?
Definition
Sebaceous Glands
Term
What type of gland is located within the ear?
Definition
Ceruminous Glands
Term
What glands produce milk?
Definition
Mammary Glands
Term
What germ layer gives rise to the epidermis?
Definition
Ectoderm
Term
What germ layer gives rise to the epidermis?
Definition
Ectoderm
Term
What germ layer gives rise to the dermis?
Definition
Mesoderm
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