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- aka hypodermis
- located beneath the dermis
- connects the dermis to the underlying tissue
- rich in fat and areolar (connective) tissue
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| skin color is controlled by... |
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- genetics
- melanin
- tyrosinase
- blood flow to skin
- exposure to sunlight
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| an enzyme; albinism results from its absence |
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| the shedding of epithelial elements from the skin surface |
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- acts as a sense organ
- pacinian corpuscle
- messiner's corpuscle
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| receptor that detects pressure |
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| receptor that detects light touch |
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| play a role in immune response |
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| homeostasis of body temps |
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- controlled by the hypothalamus in the brain
- thermoregulatory
- 80% of heat loss is through the skin
- to help dissipate even more heat, sweat rpoduction increases to as high as 3L per hour during excercise
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| 80% of heat loss is through the skin |
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- evaporation
- radiation
- conduction
- convection
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- protection
- sensation
- excretion
- vitamin D production
- immunity
- homeostasis of body temp
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| palm size of burn victim is about 1% of body surface |
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| minor pain, erythema (redness) and swelling |
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| severe pain, blisters form with swelling and edema |
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- aka full thickness burn
- no immediate pain
- temporary skin grafts - from cadavers and pig
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