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What makes up the integumentarty system
Skin, glands, hair, nails
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Basal Layer
- deepest layer of the epidermis
- cells mulitply and push upward- as they do they die and become keratin
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Keratin
- gives skin the ability to be waterproof
- major component of epidermis
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Pallor
pale, absense of skin color
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Hyperesthesia
excessive sensitivity to stimuli
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Corium
Right under the epidermis, true skin, contains capalases, nerve endings, and no adipose
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polyps
growth extending on or stalk begine but can become malignant
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sebaceous glands
oil secteting glands, found in the dermis layer, closely related w/ hair falicles
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sebum
- oil that is secreated, releases through the ducts that open into the hair folicles
- Protect against infection
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Sudoriferous Gland/ Sweet Gland
- tiny glands that are found in many parts of the body
- opening --->pore
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lunula
moon-shaped white region of the nail
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matrix
growth area of the nail
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frozen Bx
BX done fore immediate diagnosis
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TNM staging system
- tumor, node, metastasis
- tumor- size and location
- node- what lymph test coming from
- metastasis- tumor cells travel to remote regions of the body
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comedo
black, build up of sebum and keratin in the pore of the skin
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hirsutism
abnormal harness
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alpecia
balding; partial or complete lack of hair
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ichthyosis
itchy dry skin
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furuncle
localized skin infection that originated from a hair folicle- boil
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carbuncle
infection of skin, cluster of furuncle
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abscess
cavity containing pus that is surrounded by inflamed or necrotic tissue
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tinea
fungal skin disease- ringworm
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antipruritios
an agent used to releave itching
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eschar
damaged tissue following a sever burn
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