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What are the levels of the Epidermis from Superficial to Deep
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Stratum CorneumStratum LucidumStratum GranulosumStratum SpinosumStratum Basale
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What is Thin Skin
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Covers most of body and does not have the Stratum Lucidum and other layers are thinner
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What is Thick Skin
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Contains all 5 layers of skin and is located on areas of the body exposed to friction or pressure (ie palms of hands and soles of feet)
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What is the protien that adds strength (hardness) and water resistance properties to the epidermis?
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Keratin
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Name 2 types of Keratin & where are they found?
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Soft - found in the epidermis & hair.Hard - Found in nails of digits.
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What is responsible for skin color
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Melanin, blood circulating in the dermis, and the thickness of the stratum corneum.
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What is increased redness of the skin due to an increased blood flow in the skin?
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Erythema
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What is a bluish skin color caused by a lack of oxygen in the blood?
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Cyanosis
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What are the three levels of hair structure?
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The shaft - protrudes above the skin surface, The root - below the surface The hair bulb - the base of the root.
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What is the muscle associated with the hair follicle - gives goose bumps?
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The Arrector.
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What are the major glands of the skin?
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The Sebaceous and the Sweat Glands
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What does the sebaceous gland produce?
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Sebum - and oily substance rich in lipids - lubricates the hair and skin.
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Name 2 types of sweat glands?
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Merocrine and Apocrine sweat glands.
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What gland is located in almost every part of the skin and are most numerous in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet?
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Merocrine Sweat glands.
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What gland is located in the axillary and genitalia and become active at puberty?
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Apocrine Sweat Gland.
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