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Unit Wordlist and Learning Resources

Unit Wordlist: The Integumentary System

The following Terms and Concepts are important in the study of the Integumentary System:

Skin Structure:

Epidermis

stratum basale

stratum corneum

stratum granulosum

stratum lucidum

stratum spinosum

Keratinocytes

Basal cell

keratin

Langerhans cells

Merkel cells

Melanocytes

Melanin

Dermis

papillary layer

dermal papillae

Pacinian corpuscle

Meissner corpuscles

Reticular layer

Hypodermis

Reticular layer

Vitamin D

Accessory Structure:

Hair

Hair follicle

Arrector pili muscles

Hair Shaft

Hair Root

Hair Matrix

Nail bed

nail body

nail cuticle

 

Apocrine Sweat glands

Eccrine sweat gland

Sebaceous glands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pathologies of Integumentary System:

acne

eczema

 

Basal cell carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma

Melanoma

ABCDE rule

 

first-degree burn

second-degree burn

third-degree burn

fourth-degree burn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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