CHIMA NCE Final Review - Skin and Integumentary System. 100% Coverage, rated A+

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CHIMA NCE Final Review - Skin and Integumentary System. 100% Coverage, rated A+ Pustule - ✔✔-Filled with cloudy or purulent material Vesicle - ✔✔-Clear fluid, less than 0.5 cm, superfici... al Bulla - ✔✔-More than 0.5cm, superficial, clear fluid Cyst - ✔✔-Fluid filled sac, liquid or semi-solid material, deep Scale - ✔✔-Thickened layer of outer skin, dry, white colored Crust - ✔✔-Liquid debris, dried on the skins surface Plaque - ✔✔-Plateau like, elevated, larger than 0.5 cm, covered in scales Comedo - ✔✔-Lesion of acne Nodule - ✔✔-marble-like, solid lesion more than 1 cm wide and deep Papule - ✔✔-small, solid, raised lesion on surface of the skin Macule - ✔✔-flat skin lesion with only a color change (white, brown or red) Burrow - ✔✔-a tunnel or streak caused by a burrowing organism Ulcer - ✔✔-open sore or lesion in the skin or mucous membrane Fissure - ✔✔-an opening; a groove; a split Erosion - ✔✔-Wide but shallow fissure Seborric dermatitis - ✔✔--Inflammatory condition of sebaceous glands (Cradle cap in infants) -Idopathic, hereditary and stress can be factors -Low dose HC contact dermatitis - ✔✔-An inflammation of the skin caused by having contact with certain chemicals or substances; Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) - ✔✔-chronic inflammation of the skin; rash occurs in face, neck , elbows, knees, and upper trunk of the body along with itching. Triggered by stress anxiety and climate uticaria (hives) - ✔✔-acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin. Psoriasis - ✔✔-chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with silvery scales. unknown cause. herpes zoster - ✔✔-an acute viral infection characterized by painful skin eruptions that follow the underlying route of an inflamed nerve. Does not cross the midline Cellulitis - ✔✔-diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling tinea capitis - ✔✔-fungal infection of the scalp tinea corporis - ✔✔-ringworm tinea unguium - ✔✔-fungal infection of the nails tinea pedis - ✔✔-athlete's foot Tinea curis - ✔✔-jock itch decubitus ulcer - ✔✔-pressure sore-localized area of dead skin, blisters and smelly discharge. LAck of blood supply to area What are the 2 main layers of skin? - ✔✔-Epidermis: No blood supply Dermis: Blood supply by diffusion What is the hypodermis? - ✔✔-Subcutaneous tissue made of aerolar and adipose tissue that binds the skin to the underlying tissue Which layer of the epidermis are skin cells produced? - ✔✔-Stratum basale, also called the stratum germinatium What substance replaces the cytoplasm in the cells as they are pushed upward? - ✔✔-Keratin What is the outer layer of the epidermis called? - ✔✔-stratum corneum What are the 2 types of melanin? - ✔✔-pheomelanin and eumelanin What are the functions of the skin? - ✔✔-Protection, barrier, vitamin D production, sensory perception, thermoregulation What is the cutaneous membrane? - ✔✔-skin What is the parietal pleura? - ✔✔-lines the walls of the thoracic cavity What is the viseral pleura? - ✔✔-Part of the parietal membrane that folds back and covers the organs What is the pleural membrane? - ✔✔-Surrounds each lung and lines the thoracic cavity What is the pericardial membrane? - ✔✔-Surrounds the [Show More]

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