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level: Level 2

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level questions: Level 2

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Below dermis • Foundation of skin • Attaches skin to underlying muscle and bone • Contains loose and adipose tissue • Contains 1⁄2 of body’s fat • Body fat for females 20-23%, males 13-25%Hypodermis
List the sensory receptors of the skin.Meissner's Corpuscle Merkel-Ranvier Corpuscle Pacinian Corpuscle Krause Corpuscle Ruffini's Corpuscle Free nerve ending
Corpuscle responsible for heatRuffini's Corpuscle
Corpuscle responsible for coldKrause Corpuscle
Corpuscle responsible for light touchMerkel-Ranvier Corpuscle
Corpuscle responsible for Sensations,vibrations,discriminitive touchMeissner's Corpuscle
Corpuscle responsible for PressurePacinian Corpuscle
Corpuscle responsible for PainFree nerve ending
All races have the same number of ______ but have different number of ________.Melanocytes,Melanin
Who has more melanin in skin,darker people or fairer skinned?Darker people
What are the 3 Skin pigments contribute to skin color?Melanin Carotene Hemoglobin
Part of the skin pigment produced by MELANOCYTES • ranges from yellow to reddish-brown to black • responsible for hair and eye color • provides protection against UV light • amount produced determined by genetics, UV light, hormones • freckles are accumulation of melaninMelanin
It is absence of melanin (congenital disorder)Albinism
Melanin is a polymer made of what acid?Tyrosine Amino Acids
Part of the skin pigment • yellow-orange pigment found in plants • accumulates in stratum corneumCarotene
Part of the skin pigment • gives pinkish-red color • found in red blood cellsHemoglobin
Exposure to UV light stimulates melanocytes to (decrease,increase) of melaninIncrease
List the skin color and its possible disease.• Redness: fever, hypertension, inflammation, allergies • Pallor: anemia or low blood pressure • Jaundice: liver disorder (yellow) • Bronzing: Addison’s disease (kidney disease) • Bruising: broken blood vessels
It is a disease that is also called adrenal insufficiency, is an uncommon disorder that occurs when your body doesn't produce enough of certain hormones.Addison’s disease
What are the different parts of the hair?Hair Root Hair bulb Hair follicle
Why old people tend to have a white hair or gray hair?Because the melanin produce color in hair,It is lessen as you grow older that results to have a white,gray or transparent hair color.
base of root where hair is producedHair bulb
below skin in hair (scalp)Hair root
flexible strands of keratinized cells in HAIRhair or the shaft
• group of cells that surround root and bulb • gives hair different shapesHair follicle
what are the 3 phases for hair grwoth?anagen,catagen,telogen
• smooth muscle that surrounds each hair follicle • contracts and hair strands on end (goose bumps)Arrector Pili Muscle
What are the 3 glands of the skin?Sebaceous Glands Eccrine Glands Apocrine Glands
Gland that is connected to hair follicle produces oil in surface of the skin and hair.Sebaceous Glands
Gland that found all over body and open into sweat pores • water and salt secretions Produce acidic sweatEccrine Glands
Gland that release fatty acids & Proteins Causes body odor when broken down by bacteria. • open into hair follicle • onlyinarmpitsandgenitalia • thick,richsecretions • becomeactiveduringpubertyandcausebody odorApocrine Glands
What are the parts of the nails?Nail Body Nail Root Nail matrix Nail Bed Lunula Free edge
What happen to blood vessels to cool the body of a person?the blood vessles in dermis will dilate and the heat is tranferred from deep in tissues to the skin and sweat is produced.
What happen to blood vessels to heat the body of a person?the blood vessels constrict to reduce blood flow to skin and heat is retained.
What degree in burns that • damages only epidermis • redness, slight swelling, pain • heals within 2-3 days (usually no scar) • includes sunburns or exposure to cold1ST DEGREE
What degree in burns that • destroys epidermis and dermis • burned areas are cherry red to black • nerve endings are destroyed • skin graft might be necessary3rd Degree
What degree in burns that • damages epidermis and upper dermis • redness, swelling, pain, blisters • heals in 2 weeks with some scarring2nd Degree
What degree in burns that • Penetrate deep tissue to fat, muscle, bone • Require immediate professional treatment • Maybe associated to complete limb loss or the need for complex reconstruction4th Degree
What are the types of skin cancer?Basal cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Malignant melanoma
Skin cancer that is • cells above stratum basale affected • can cause deathSquamous cell Carcinoma
Skin cancer that is • cells in stratum basale affected • cancer removed by surgeryBasal cell carcinoma
Skin cancer that is • arises from melanocytes in a mole • rare type • can cause deathMalignant melanoma
what is malignant and benign means?malignant-cancer that affects other areas benight-cancer that do not affect other areas.