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| Skin and its accessory organs; Largest system in the body |
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| Integumentary System Functions |
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| Covers the entire body keeping body fluids in and pathogens out; Secreting substances such as perspiration and oil; Contains nerve endings which allow sensations of heat, cold, pressure, pain, and temperature; Regulates body temperature through constriction and dilation of the blood vessels in the skin |
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| A thin, cellular membrane layer |
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| Dense, fibrous, connective tissue layer |
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| Thick, fat-containing tissue |
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| Pathologic change of tissue due to disease or injury; Are described by their location, appearance, size, and color |
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| One half of the skin lesion looks different from the other half |
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| The border is irregular or poorly circumscribed (to enclose) |
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| Varies from one area of the skin lesion to another; May be shades of tan, brown, black, red, white or blue |
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| Larger than 6 mm, roughly the size of a pencil eraser |
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| Change in the lesion over time |
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| Asymmetry; Border; Color; Diameter; Evolution |
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| Commonly develops where bony prominences compress the skin tissue; 4 stages |
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| Redness of skin, may be warm to touch |
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| Superficial blistering and breakdown of skin layers |
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| Skin layers are eroded as necrosis extends into subcutaneous fat |
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| Necrotic erosion extends past fascia, involving muscle or bone, funneling may occur |
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| Melanoma; Basal Cell Carcinoma; Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
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| Change in the color of the skin. It is flat, if you were to close your eyes and run finger over, you couldn't feel it |
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| Macule that is more than 1 cm in diameter; It has an irregular shape |
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| A solid elevated skin lesion less than 1 cm across; they are rough in texture and usually are pink, red, or brown |
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| Raised, solid lesion more than 1 cm and may be in the epidermis, dermis, or subcutaneous |
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| Area of edema in the upper epidermis |
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| Result of the drying of plasma or exudate on the skin |
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| Raised lesions less than 1 cm in diameter that are filled with clear fluid |
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| Circumscribed fluid filled lesions that are greater than 1 cm in diameter |
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| Circumscribed elevated lesions that contain pus; they are most commonly infected but may be sterile |
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| An abnormal membranous sac containing a gaseous, liquid, or semisolid substance |
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| A scraped area on the skin or on a mucous membrane, resulting from injury or irritation |
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| Linear cleavage of the skin which extends into the dermis |
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| Occur when there is necrosis of the epidermis and dermis and sometimes of the subcutaneous tissue |
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| A small purplish spot on a body surface, such as skin or mucous membrane, caused by a minute hemorrhage and often seen in typhus |
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| The passage of blood from ruptured blood vessels into subcutaneous tissue, marked by a purple discoloration of the skin |
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| A condition characterized by hemorrhages in the skin and mucous membrane that result in the appearance of purplish spots or patches |
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| A red, raised formation of fibrous scar tissue caused by excessive tissue repair in response to trauma or surgical incision |
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| A usually nonmalignant growth or tumor protruding from the mucus lining of an organ, such as nose, bladder, or intestine, often causing obstruction |
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