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| What is the tendency to constancy or stability in the body's internal environment? |
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| What is the outermost layer of the skin? |
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| What is the pigment that gives skin its color? |
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| What is the inner layer of skin, containing hair follicle roots, glands, blood vessels, and nerves? |
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| What is a key component of ground substance that is a polysaccharide that forms complexes with proteins? |
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| Mucopolysaccharide Gel 1546 |
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| What is a protein that gives the skin its elasticity? |
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| What is the material between cells? |
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| What is a protein that gives tensile strength to the connective tissues of the body? |
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| What are white blood cells that function to remove invading pathogens? |
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| What are cells that are responsible for protecting the body against infection? |
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| What is to release granules into the surrounding tissue? |
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| What is the gland located in the dermis that secretes sebum? |
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| What is an oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands? |
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| What a dense layer of fibrous tissue below the subcutaneous tissue; composed of tough bands of tissue that ensheath muscles and other internal structures? |
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| What is beneath the skin? |
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| What is the pattern of tautness of the skin, which is arranged over body structures and affects how well wounds heal? |
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| What is a surgical procedure to improve the appearance of a scar? |
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| What is a bruise; an injury that causes bleeding beneath the skin but does not break the skin? |
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| What is an injury in which damage occurs beneath the skin or mucous membrane but the surface remains intact? |
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| What is extravasation of blood under the skin to produce a "black-and-blue" mark? |
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| What is a localized collection of blood in the soft tissues as a result of injury or a broken blood vessel? |
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| What is an injury in which there is a break in the surface of the skin or mucous membrane, exposing deeper tissue to potential contamination? |
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| What is an injury in which the body or part of the body is crushed, preventing tissue function and, possibly, resulting in permanent tissue damage? |
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| What is a condition that develops when edema and swelling result in increased pressure within soft tissues, causing circulation to be compromised, possibly resulting in tissue necrosis? |
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| Compartment Syndrome 1548 |
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| What are the factors that cause cells to migrate into an area? |
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| What are cells that contain granules? |
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| What is the formation of fresh epithelial tissue to heal a wound? |
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| What is the development of new blood vessels to aid in healing injured soft tissue? |
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| What is an abnormal scar with excess collagen that does not extend over the wound margins? |
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| What is an abnormal scar commonly found in people with darkly pigmented skin and extends over the wound margins? |
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| What is a traumatic injury that results in the soft tissue of a part of the body being drawn downward like a glove being removed? |
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| What is reddening of the skin? |
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| What is an inflammation of the lymph channels? |
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| What is an infection commonly caused by Clostridium perfringens and result is tissue destruction and gas production that may lead to death? |
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| What is the death of tissue from bacterial infection, caused by more than on infecting organism-most commonly, Staphylococcus aureus and hemolytic streptococci? |
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| Necrotizing Fasciitis 1551 |
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| What is the material used to directly cover a wound? |
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| What is the material used to secure a dressing in place? |
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| What is a superficial wound that occurs when the skin is rubbed or scraped over a rough surface and part of the epidermis is lost? |
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| What is a wound made by tearing or cutting tissues? |
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| What is a wound usually made deliberately, as in surgery, a clean cut? |
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| What is a stab from a pointed object, such as a nail or a knife? |
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| What occurs when a flap of skin is torn loose, partially or completely? |
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| What is a narrow strip of tissue by which an avulsed piece of tissue remains connected to the body? |
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| What is a drainage mixture of serum and blood? |
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| What is an avulsion involving the complete loss of a body part, typically one or more of the extremities? |
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| What is an excessive blood loss due to hemorrhage? |
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| What is an acute, fatal viral infection of the central nervous system that can affect all warm-blooded animals? |
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| What describes an animal that is infected with rabies? |
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| What is a significant metabolic derangement that can lead to renal failure and death and develops when crushed extremities or other body parts remain trapped for prolonged periods? |
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| What is the destruction of muscle tissue leading to a release of potassium and myoglobin? |
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| What is a protein found in muscle that is released into the circulation after a crush injury or other muscle damage and whose presence in the circulation may produce kidney damage? |
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| What is a surgical procedure that cuts away fascia to relieve pressure? |
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| What is deformity of the hand, fingers, and wrist resulting from damage to forearm muscles; develops from muscle ischemia and is associated with compartment syndrome? |
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| Volkmann Contracture 1566 |
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| What occur when a foreign material is forcefully injected into soft tissue? |
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| High-Pressure Injection Injuries 1566 |
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