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Differentiatebetweenthelayersoftheskin:epidermis,dermis,hypodermisInterpretmedicaltermsofdermatologyforverbalandwrittencommunicationina healthcaresettingTheintegumentarysystemreferstotheskinanditsaccessorystructures.Practiceintegumentarysystemmedicalterms.Theskin'sstructureis madeupofanintricatenetworkwhichservesasthebody’sinitialbarrieragainstpathogens,UVlight,andchemicals,andmechanicalinjuryMedicalTerminology SlidesTheskinFreedownloadasPowerpointPresentationppt),PDFFilepdf),TextFiletxt)orviewpresentationslidesonlineTheepidermisalsocontains pigmentcellscalledmelanocytes,whichproducemelanin,Langerhanscells,whichpresentantigenstotheimmunesystem,andMerkelSuffixesinmedicalterms arecommontoEnglishlanguagesuffixesIdentifythelocationoftheaccessoryskinSkin:Dermatologic(Derm)Pruriticandnon-pruritic=itchyandnon-itchySpot MaculeflatdiscolorationStudent:KimberleeHart(IslandMedicalProgram,Classof)Supervisor:KurtMcBurney,AssociateTeachingProfessor,IslandMedical ProgramInspiredbytheDeterminethemainfunctionsoftheintegumentarysystem.Todothat,youneedtoknowhowtodescribeaLearningObjectives:Explain thefunctionsoftheskin.MedicalTerminologySlides:TheSkinCopyrightbyTed-Ed.Purpura bleedingintotheskin,eitheraspetechiae(smallred,purpleor brownspots)orecchymoses(bruises);purpuradoesnotblanchwithpressureEpidermisIdentifythelocationoftheaccessoryskinorgansanddescribetheir functionsSuffixesarenotalwaysexplicitlystatedinthedefinitionofawordSkinisthelargestorganinthebodyandcoversthebody'sentireexternalsurface Differentiatebetweenthelayersoftheskin:epidermis,dermis,hypodermisThediagnosisofanyskinlesionstartswithanaccuratedescriptionofitSuffixesare wordpartsthatarelocatedattheendofwordsDiscovermedicalspecialtiesMediaThescienceofskin–EmmaBryce[Video]Anatomy(Structures)ofthe IntegumentaryProvidedbyGuidetoCommonMedicalTerminologyTheAcademicCenterforExcellenceemberGuidetoCommonMedicalTerminologyThe epidermisisacomplex‘brickwall’madeofcellscalledkeratinocytes,whichproduceaproteincalledkeratin.Theskinprotectsyourinnerorgans,anditisinneed ofdailycareandSuffixesTheefforttouseprecisedescriptivetermsalsoTheGeneralDermatologyExam:LearningtheLanguageItisimportanttospelland pronouncesuffixescorrectlySuffixescanalterthemeaningofmedicaltermsTelangiectasia prominentcutaneousbloodvessels;theyareredorpurple DifferentiateintegumentarysystemmedicaltermsandcommonabbreviationsUsingproperterminologytodescribeskinfindingsisessentialforbothdocumentation andcommunicationwithotherclinicianscells,whichhaveasensoryfunctionThegoalofthisreviewistohighlighttheimportanceofskinqualitytopatientsand physicians,exploreknownandunknownfactorscomprisingskinquality,andprovideclarityregardingterminology,descriptors,andevaluationtoolsforassessing skinqualityLearningObjectives:ExplainthefunctionsoftheskinTherearesomehelpfulErythroderma theskinconditionaffectsthewholebodyornearlythe wholebody,whichisredallover.Itismadeupofthreelayers,theepidermis,dermis,andthehypodermis,allthreeofwhichvarysignificantlyintheiranatomyand functionIntheadulthumanbody,theskinmakesupabout%ofbodyweightandcoversanareaoftomInfact,theskinandaccessorystructuresarethelargest organsysteminthehumanbody

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