Term
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Definition
1) control fluids
2) regulate temperatures
3) protects from invasion of foreign bodies/microbes
4) protects against damaging UV rays
5) touch/communication |
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Term
sweat glands:
1) eccrine
2) sebaceous |
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Definition
1) throughout body except lips, eardrums, nailbeds, prepuce, glands pubice
2) arise from hair follicles deep within the dermis |
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Term
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Definition
| Maternal hormones (actual glands are hyperplastic until mother's hormones wane) |
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Term
| Why are premies at risk of infection r/t skin? |
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Definition
| Born without top layer of skin- therefore, no protective layer, cannot control water loss. |
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Term
Degree of dehydration by tenting
<2 seconds?
2-3 seconds?
3-4 seconds?
> 5 seconds? |
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Definition
<2 seconds= <5%
2-3 seconds= 5-8%
3-4 seconds= 9-10%
>4 seconds= >10 % |
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Term
| Acrocyanosis vs cutis marmorata |
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Definition
Acrocyanosis: bluish coloration of hands/feet @ birth; persists up to 24 hrs
Cutis marmorata: reddish-blue marbling/mottling of skin r/t temperature changes (caused by dilation of capillaries and venules) |
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