As we all know Integumentary system as defined in Medical science is system of skin, hair, nails, glands and nerves. It helps to protect skin.
Explanation:
Integumentary system makes up as barrier for our skin against external infections. It works with other systems of our body for proper internal functioning. The medical terms pertaining to Integumentary system are
Dermatology- Derma means skin and logy means study. Dermatology is the study of skin related disorders.
Dermatologist- health care professional expert in treating skin disorders.
Dermis- Derm is skin and dermis is the layer of skin below epidermis containing blood vessels.
Epidermis- Epi means upon. Epidermis is the topmost layer of the skin without any blood vessels.
Melanin- Melan means black. Melanin with reference to Integumentary system refers to black pigment of skin or hair.
Liposuction- Lipo means fat or adipose tissue and suction means removal or sucking out. Liposuction is medical procedure of sucking out excess fat.
Carcinoma- Carci is cancer and oma is tumour. Carcinoma is cancer of skin cells.
Keratin- Kerat is hard tissues or cells in skin. Keratin is a proteinaceous component of epidermis, hair and nails.
Melanocytes- Melano is black and cyte means cells. Melanocytes are melanin producing cells in body.
Lunula- Luna refers to moon. Lunula refers to the moon shaped areas at the base of the nails.
Administering a sitz bath twice per day B. Increasing fluid intake to 3 L/day C. Using an indwelling urinary catheter to measure urine output accurately D. Encouraging the client to drink cranberry juice to acidify the urine
The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominopelvic cavity by the diaphragm. The thoracic cavity is further separated into the pleural cavity which contains the lungs and the superior mediastinum which includes the pericardial (heart) cavity.
The inward flow of sodium ions increases the concentration of positively charged cations in the cell and causes depolarization, where the potential of the cell is higher than the cell's resting potential. The sodium channels close at the peak of the action potential, while potassium continues to leave the cell.
