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| 2.what occurs to cells as the are pushed from the deeper portions of the epidermis toward the surface? |
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| 3.what is the dermis largely composed of? |
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| 4.compare an eccrine sweat gland with an apocrine one? |
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| 4.they are both in the hair follicles |
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| 5.how does your body normally respond to excessive loss of heat in a cold environment? |
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| 5.cold ; shiver ; goose bumps |
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| 6.what does exposure to ultraviolet do to the skin? |
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| 8.in which regions of the body are the apocrine sweat glands the most numerous? |
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| 8.axillary and anogentail areas |
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| 9. how are sweat gland diff. from sebaccous glands? |
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| 9. sweat glands are everywhere but genital areas and sebaccous are found everywhere but your soles and palms |
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| 12. what happens to the skin with aging? |
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| 13. acne is an active inflammation of the sebaccous gland accompanied by " pimples " on the skin. |
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| 14. what is located in the dermis? |
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| 14. blood vessels and pain receptors. |
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| 14. why mite elderly people become less able to maintain a stable body temp.? |
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| 14. because their immune system weakens |
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| 15. what type of burn involves only the epidermis? |
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| 16. is skin considered an organ? |
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| 17 . what is the stratum lucidum? |
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| 17. is the clear layer of skin that is below the corneum. |
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| 18. how many cells are made a day? and sloughed off? |
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| 19. what type of muscle tissue makes up the arrector pili muscle? |
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| 20. glands secrete an oily secretion |
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| 21. what type of protein is in the skin? |
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| 23. thin band , consist of a few rows of clear , flattened ; dead keratinecytes with indistinct boundaries. |
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| 24.A layer of irregular transparent epidermal cells with traces of nuclei interposed between the stratum corneum and stratum germinativum in the thick skin of the palms and soles. |
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| 25. the layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or (on the palms and soles) just under the stratum lucidum; contains cells (with visible granules) that die and move to the surface |
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| 27. The Stratum Corneum is the outermost layer of the Skin. This layer contains almost entirely Dead Cells which a free of a nucleus and lacking in most organelles. These cells are usefull for aiding protection of the deeper layers of the skin as well as aiding water reabsorbtion. They are constantly being rubbed away by life and being replaced by the Statum Germinetrium. |
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| 28. what is involved in acne? |
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| 28. sebaccous , secretes alot of iol , gets clogged up , so bacteria gets in and creates a black head. |
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| 29. how does a skin wound get healed? |
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| 29. 1.) histamine 2.) inflammed 2.) cell migration |
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| 30. how are the diff. type of burns determined? |
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30. 1st degree - damage dermis
2nd - destroys dermis and epidermis
3rd - destroys dermis / epidermis , damage below , little pain |
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| 31. what are the functions on the skin? |
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| 31. It provides protection from both injury (such as abrasion) and dehydration. Since outer skin cells are dead and keratinized, the skin is waterproof, thereby preventing fluid (water) loss , the skin's waterproofing also prevents water from entering. The skin is a barrier against invasion by bacteria and viruses and is involved in the regulation of body temperature. It is the site for the synthesis of an inactive form of vitamin D.the skin contains receptors that receive the sensations of touch, vibration, pain, and temperature. |
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