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epidermis:
which layer is it?
what does it primarily consist of?
what is responsible for skin color? water?
epithelial cells
melanocytes; keratinocytes
dermis:
what is it mostly?
what body process is it involved in?
connective tissue
thermoregulation
subcutaneous tissue:
is it part of skin?
connects dermis to what?
What kind of tissue?
no
muscles/organs
fatty tissue
adip/o
fat
ex
: adipose, pertaining to fat
cyan/o
blue
diapohor/e
profuse sweating
ex
: diaphoresis: state of profuse sweating
erythemat/o
red
ex
: erythmatous: pertaining to a redness of the skin
leuk/o
white
lip/o
fat
melan/o
black
necr/o
death
ungu/o
nail
vascul/o
blood vessel
-oma
tumor, mass
decubitus ulcer
pressure sore
laceration
cut to skin
abrasion
scrape of skin
contusion
bruise
avulsion
tearing/severing
maceration
dissolution of skin, two parts of body rub together
IV
Intravenous
IM
intramuscular
PO
by mouth
Bx
biopsy
SL
sublingual
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chapter six
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chapter six
Updated
2012-09-11T21:13:37Z
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