Human Anatomy & Physiology: The Integumentary System Flashcards

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What are the functions of the Integumentary System?

  • Two-way protective barrier
  • Temperature regulation
  • Houses the sensory receptors
  • Secretes important fluids

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Derm/o

Dermat/o

Skin

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Kerat/o

hard, horny

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Necr/o

death

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Onych/o

nail

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Xer/o

dry

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BCC

Basal cell carcinoma

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MM

malignant melonoma

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What are the accessory organs of the skin?

  • Sweat glands
  • Sebaceous glands
  • Hair
  • Nails

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What do sweat glands do?

Cool the body by perspiration

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What are sebaceous glands?

Oil glands

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What is the function of skin?

  • Protection
  • House nerve receptors
  • secrete fluids
  • regulate temperature

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How does the skin cool the body?

  • sweat evaporation
  • dilates superficial blood vessels to release heat

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How does skin conserve heat?

  • Constricts superficial blood vessels to keep warm blood away from the surface
  • continuous fat layer acts as insulation

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What is Ecchymosis

A bruise due to blunt trauma

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erthy/o

red

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-derm/o

skin

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What is erythroderma?

red skin

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Wheal

round, swollen surface lesion that is normally an allergic reaction

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Albinism

Genetic condition where the body is unable to make melanin

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What is BCC?

Most common form of skin cancer in the US

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Other types of skin cancer?

  • Squamous cell
  • Melanoma

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Biopsy

The removal of a small piece of tissue for laboratory examination

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hist/o

tissue

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What does I&D stand for?

Incision and drainage

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Xenograft

Skin graft from another species

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Exfoliative cytology

Scraping cells from tissue to examine under a microscope

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Curettage

Removal of superficial skin with a curette or scraper

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Ichthyoderma

dry scaly skin

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Frozen section

A thin slice of tissue that is cut from a frozen specimen and is often used for rapid microscopic diagnosis

(thyroid cancer is an example)

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What are the functions of the Respiratory System?

  • Inhale fresh air into the lungs
  • exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide
  • exhale stale air

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lob/o

lobe

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pneumo/o

lung, air

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endo

within

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-pnea

breathing

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ARDS

Adult (or acute) respiratory distress syndrome

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Nasal cavity

  • Air enters through the nares

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What is the nasal cavity divided by?

Nasal Septum

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What separates the nasal cavity from the mouth?

Palate in roof of mouth

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The trachea is also known as _______________

windpipe

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What does the trachea do?

Carries air from the larynx to the main bronchi

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How large is the trachea?

Approximately four inches in length

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Distal end of trachea divides

Bronchial tubes

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Bronchial tubes

Forms left and right main or primary bronchi

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What does each bronchial tube enter?

a lung

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What branches to form secondary and tertiary bronchi?

Bronchial tubes

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The two distinct regions of the skin are....

  • Epidermis
  • dermis

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What is the most superficial layer of the skin? Give an example

Epidermis

example: Epithelial tissue

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What underlies epidermis layer and is mostly fibrous connective tissue?

Dermis

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What is the Epidermis made of?

Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

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List the four distinct layers of the epidermis

  • Stratum basale
  • Stratum spinosum
  • Stratum granulosum
  • Stratum lucidum (only think skin)
  • Stratum corneum

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List the four cell types in the epidermis

  1. Keratinocytes
  2. Melanocytes
  3. Dendritic (Langerhans) cells
  4. Tactile (Merkel) cells

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Keratinocytes

  • produce fibrous protein keratin
  • most cells of the epidermis
  • tightly connected by desmosomes

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Melanocytes

  • 10 - 15% of cells in deepest epidermis
  • produce pigment melanin

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Dendritic (Langerhans) cells

  • Macrophages
  • Key activators of the immune system

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Tactile (Merkle) Cells

Sensory touch receptors found in the epidermis

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Deepest layer of the epidermis

Stratum Basale (Basal Layer)

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Stratum Basale (Basal Layer)

  • Deepest epidermal layer
  • also called Stratum germinativum
  • firmly attached to dermis
  • single row of stem cells
  • Melanocytes compose 10-25% of this layer

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What do the single row of stem cells in the epidermis do?

  • They are actively mitotic
  • Produce daughter cells
  • One cell from basal layer to surface takes 25-45 days
  • One cell remains in stratum basale as stem cell

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Stratum Spinosum

  • Prickly layer of the epidermis
  • several layers thick
  • Cells look like spiked iron balls
  • Dendritic cells are abundant

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Stratum Granulosum

  • Granular layer
  • thin - four to six cell layers
  • Cell appearance changes
  • Cells above this layer die