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| What are the 3 layers of the skin? |
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| Epidermis, Dermis, and Subcutaneous layer |
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| What makes skin an organ? |
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| It is made up of many different tissues all working together for the same funtions. |
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| What is the Epidermis made up of? (What type of cell) |
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| Stratified squamous epithelium |
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| What are the deepest layer of epidermal cells called? |
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| The ____ is made up of dead cells and is the outermost layer of the epidermis. |
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| Does the epidermis have blood vessels? |
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| What type of cell produces melanin? |
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| What are the functions of the epidermis? |
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| shielding underlying tissues, and keeps them from injury. |
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| What is the process in which melanin is transfered? |
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| What factors effect skin color? |
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| the amount of melanin produced, distribution and size of graules, uv rays, blood in the dermal tissue |
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| What cell type makes up the dermis? |
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| What is the function of the dermis? |
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| binding epidermis to tissues, regulation of body temperature, and sense |
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| What causes a pressure ulcer? |
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| Killing of the epidermis by cutting off blood through the dermis. |
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| What is another name for the subcutaneous layer? |
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| What cell types make up the subcutaneous layer? |
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| adipose and loose connective |
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| What are the functions of the hypodermis? |
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| Insulation, housing of major blood vessels |
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| What produces the hair shaft? |
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| What is a hair shaft made of? |
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| What is the muscle responsible for goosebumps and what muscle type is it? |
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| arrector pili muscle, smooth |
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| What determines hair color? |
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| Amount of melanin produced |
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| What pigment is found only in red hair? |
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| cancer from epithelial cells |
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cutaneous carcinomas, basal cell car., or squamous cell car.
most common |
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| cancer from the melanocytes |
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| cutaneous melanomas, melanocarcinomas, or malignant melanomas |
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| where most of the nail is grown |
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| What sweat gland responds to heat? |
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| What sweat gland responds to pain? |
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| What "other" types of sweat glands are there? |
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| What are the 4 types of membranes? |
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| serous, mucous, synovial, cutaneous |
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| lines body cavities that lack openings to the outside... secretes serous fluid |
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| line cavities and tibes that open to the outside... secrete mucous |
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| form linnings of joint cavities... secrete synovial fluid |
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| what sebacious glands secrete |
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