| A | B |
|---|
| two layers of skin | dermis, epidermis |
| subcutaneous tissue | attached to bone and muscle |
| subcutaneous tissue made of | CT and fat |
| keratin | tough protective protein |
| epidermis | dead cells, called stratum conrneum, form keratin |
| four functions of skin | protection, tempurate reg, sensory, chemical |
| important to keep skin intace | blocks micro, protects organs, prevents water loss |
| functions of hair | generate of prevent heat loss |
| sebum | oily substance - prevents drying and cracking of skin/hair |
| two types of sweat glands | eccrine - apocrine |
| eccrine is | sweat glands |
| apocrine is | sweat, nipples, ears, eyelids mammory |
| nails are | hard layers of keratin |
| skin assessment - ask | onset, duration, triggering factors |
| pressure sore aka | decubitis ulcer |
| what happens with pressure ulcer | capillary blood flow is reduced |
| how many stages of pressure ulcers | four |
| how to prevent pressure sores | turn, pressure relieving, pad body area, keep clean dry |
| what to prevent with pressure sores | shearing - pulling tissue in opposite direction |
| risk factors for pressure sores | dehydrate, emaciation, immobility, inactive |
