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What connects skin to muscle?
subcutaneous tissue
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What tissues cushion the bones?
Subcutaneous tissue
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Which structure cools the body?
Eccrine glands
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What type of equipment should be available when a pt is undergoing a skin test?
Resuscitation equipment
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Where does the epidermis receive its nourishment?
From the dermis
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What is the function of the cerumen?
The earwax protects the skin from drying out
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What is the inner layer of the skin?
Dermis
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What substances are produced when UV rays hit the skin?
Melanin and vitamin D
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Yellow discoloration of the skin is referred to as what?
Jaundice
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What is petechiae?
- Type of abnormal vascular markings
- Reddish purple hemorrhage spot that is less than 0.5 cm
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What should the nurse be concered with for ap t who has a crusted skin lesson?
- Skin maceration
- infection
- dryness
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What is the function of melanin?
Gives color to hair, skin, eyes
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What is lichenification?
Thickening and hardening of skin from continued irritation
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What are the major proteins of the skin?
Collagen and elastin
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Mitosis takes place to produce what?
New cells
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Where does mitosis take place?
Stratum germativum
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Why are old people sensitive to cold?
Less apidose tissue
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What is the outer layer of the skin?
Epidermis
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What is the most important gland for controlling temperature?
Eccrine
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In warm temperatures, what happens to the aterioles in the dermis?
The arterioles dilate to increase blood flow and loss of heat to air
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What is the function of sebum?
Lubricates skin and hair
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What is the transverse depression in nails?
The bone lines
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What is a vessicle?
a small blister like raised area of the skin that contains serous fluid
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How long can a plastic dressing be applied for?
no longer than 12 hours
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Wood's light examination is used for what?
To detect fluorescent materials in the skin and hair present in certain diseases such as tinea capitis
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How long can a wet dressing be applied to a pt?
No longer than 72 hours
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What is the name of the hair condition that a pt may experience?
Alopecia
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What is the function of langerhan cells?
- Type of macrophage
- destroy pathogens
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What is the function of keratin?
Contributes to the removal of pathogens
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What are free nerve endings on the skin?
receptors for heat, cold, pain, and itching
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How does the body conserve heat in cold temperatures?
Vasoconstriction
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What is the function of the stratum corneum?
Barrier against pathogens
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What type of dressing would be most appropriate for a skin tear?
non-adherent dressing
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