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Anatomy
10th Grade
11/07/2007

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first degree burns
Definition
limited to redness, a white plaque and minor pain at the site of injury. extend to the epidermis
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second degree burns
Definition
superficial blistering of the skin, involve the superficial dermis
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third degree burns
Definition
charring of the skin, hard leather like eschars, purple fluid, painless no nerves
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three threats to life with burns
Definition

loss of water and plasma

decreased blood circulation

decreased urine production leading to kidney failure

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melanoma skin cancer
Definition

spread to most or any part of body

very dangerous and hard to cure

arises from a mole

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basal cell carcinoma
Definition

next most common form of skin cancer

20% ofall cases

exposur to UV rays

Term
squamos cell carcinoma
Definition

next most common form

20%

UV RAYS

Term

abrasions

Definition
caused by rubbing or scraping the skin against a hard rough surface
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incisions
Definition
cut caused by a sharp object
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lacerations
Definition
jagged irregular or blunt breaking or tearing of soft tissues
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punctures
Definition
piercing would that causes small hole in tissues
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avulsions
Definition
tearing r parial tearing away of tissues gunshot wounds
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hematoma
Definition
damage to a blood vessel causes blood to collect under the skin
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crushing injuries
Definition
great or extreme amoutn of force applied
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vitaligo

Definition
skin disorder smooth white patches on body, caused by natural loss of pigment
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cyanosis
Definition
bluesness of lividness of skin, imperfectly oxygenated blood
Term
four warning signs of skin cancer
Definition

asymetry

border irregularity

color variations

diameter

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merkel cells
Definition

large oval cells in skin of vertebrates

sense of touch

resp for merkel cell carcinoma

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erythema

Definition
abnormal redness of skin caused by capillary congestion
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sepsis

Definition
whole body inflammatory state caused by infection
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aprocrine glands
Definition
sweat glands
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holocrine glands
Definition
the entire cell disintegrates to secrete its substanec
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merocrine
Definition
excrete by exocytosis
Term
five layers of epidermis
Definition
(1) basal layer (2) spinous layer (3) granular layer  (4) clear layer  (5) horny layer
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keratinocyte
Definition
major cell type of epidermis, 90% of epidermal cells
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melanocytes
Definition
cells located in the stratum basaleof skins epidermis, and in uvea
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