Chapter 4- Integumentary System Review

What are the 4 main types of body membranes

Cutaneous

Mucous

Serious

Connective Tissue

What are the 5 main components of the integumentary system

Skin

Hypodermis,

Hair

Nails

Exocrine glands

What are the important jobs on the skin

Protect & Line body

What are the different types of pigments found in the body

Melanin

Carotene

Hemoglobin

Why are oil glands important

Lubricant for skin & Protects

What is the difference between Eccrine & Apocrine

Eccrine- Normal sweat

Apocrine- Nervous sweat

What is sweat composed of

Mostly water

Salt

Metabolic waste

Fatty acids

What are the 3 categories of burns

1st- Only epidermis

2nd- epidermis & dermis

3rd- epidermis, dermis, & subcutaneous

Infections

Fungal or Bacterial

Contact dermatitis

allergy on skin

Impetigo

bacterial infection on skin

Psoriasis

Flakey skin plaques

Benign

Not cancerous does not spread

Malignant

Cancerous and can spread

Squamous

Cancerous and easy to remove

ABCD rule

Asymmetry

Border irregularity

Color

Diameter

Hair follicle diagram

Skin diagram