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INTEGUMENTARY
EXTERNAL COVERING OR SKIN
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5 IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF THE SKIN
- 1. PROTECTION
- 2. PERCEPTION
- 3. TEMPERATURE CONTROL
- 4. ABSORBTION
- 5. EXCRETION
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ONE SQUARE INCH OF SKIN CONTAINS HOW MANY NERVES, RECEPTORS AND BLOOD VESSELS?
72 FEET OF NERVES
HUNDREDS OF RECEPTORS THAT REGISTER HEAT, COLD AND PRESSURE
15 FEET OF BLOOD VESSELS THAT PROVIDE NUTRIENTS AND OXYGEN. ALSO REGULATES BODY TEMP.
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DILATE
ALLOWS HEAT FROM THE BLOOD TO ESCAPE THROUGH THE SKINS SURFACE TO COOL BODY
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CONSTRICT
IN ORDER TO RETAIN HEAT, THE VESSELS CONTRICTS TO REDUCE THE LOSS OF HEAT
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TRANSDERMAL
MEDICINE PLACED DIRECTLY ON THE SKIN (LIKE THE PATCH)
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WHAT TYPE OF GAS CANNOT PASS THROUGH SKIN?
CARBON MONOXIDE
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EPIDERMIS
TOP LAYER OF SKIN
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DERMIS
MIDDLE LAYER OF SKIN
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SUBCUTANEIOUS
LAYER OF SKIN ON THE BOTTOM
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WHORLS
PATTERS ON THE FINGERTIPS
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4APPENDAGES OF SKIN
- 1. SWEAT GLANDS
- 2. OIL GLANDS
- 3. HAIR
- 4. NAILS
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WHICH APPENDAGES DOES THE DERMIS CONTAIN?
- 1. SWEAT GLANDS
- 2. SEBACEOUS (OIL GLANDS)
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MELANIN
BROWN-BLACK PIGMENT THAT IS PRODUCED BY CELLS CALLED MELANOCYTES. THEY ARE IN THE EPIDERMIS AND PROTECT UNDERLYING SKIN FROM THE SUN. FRECKLES ARE MELANIN.
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ALOPECIA
THE LOSS OF HAIR
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PHYSIOLGIC
NORMAL AND TEMPORARY HAIR LOSS THAT MAY OCCUR IMMEDIATLY OR 4 MONTHS AFTER GIVING BIRTH.
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AREATA
A TYPE OF HAIR LOSS THAT IS REVERSIBLE, BOTH SEXES FROM YOUNG TO MIDDLE AGE ARE AFFECTED. SMALL PATCHES OR ENTIRE SCALP
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TRICHOLTILLOMANIA
PATCHY HAIR LOSS AND CAN EFFECT THE EYEBROWS AS WELL. COMMON IN CHILDREN. CAUSED FROM PULLING IT OUT OR COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR.
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BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
SLOW GROWING LOCALLY DESTRUCTIVE SKIN TUMOR
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NODULO-ULCERATIVE BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
ON THE FACE
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SUPERFICIAL BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
ON CHEST AND BACK
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SCLEROSING BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
ON THE HEAD AND NECK
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CELLULITIS
ACUTE SPREADING INFLAMMATION OF THE SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE.
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DERMATITIS
INFLAMMATION OF THE SKIN AND CAN REFER TO ANY FORM OF SKIN CONDITION
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ECZEMA
NON CONTAGIOUS SKIN DISEASE. CAN BE ACUTE OR CHRONIC. DRY, RED, ITCHY SKIN
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FOLLICULITIES
INFECTION OF THE HAIR FOLLICLE
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FURUNCLES
BOILS, HARD PAINFUL NODULE
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CARBUNCLES
BEGINS AS A NODULE THEN ENLARGES TO INVOLVE SERVERAL ADJACENT HAIR FOLICLES
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HIRSUTISM
MOSTLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN. EXCESSIVE BODY HAIR DEVELOPMENT IN AN ADULT MALE PATTERN GROWTH.
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IMPETIGO
CONTAGIOUS, SUPERFICIAL SKIN INFECTION
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LYME DISEASE
TICK BORNE DISEASE. FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS, LEADS TO NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS.
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PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS
A FORM OF LICE, COMES FROM POOR PERSONAL HYGENE
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PEDICULOSIS CORPORIS
A FORM OF LICE THAT LIVES IN CLOTHING SEAMS, EXCEPT WHEN FEEDING ON THE HOST. CAUSED FROM PROLONGED WEARING OF THE SAME CLOTHES.
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PSORIASIS
CHRONIC INFLAMMATION THAT IS RECURRENT. CAUSED BY OVERGROWTH IN SKIN CELLS.
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RINGWORM
FUNGUS THAT AFFECTS SCALP, BODY OR OTHER AREA'S.
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VERRUCAE
BENIGN VIRAL INFECTION OF THE SKIN (WARTS)
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