Health Assessment Final (NUR 306)

Terms in this set (411) skin - provides barrier - regulates body temp - synthesizes vitamin D - sensory perception - provides nonverbal communication - provides identity - allows wound repair - allows excretion of metabolic wastes epidermis outer layer of skin - superficial, thin, no blood vessels Brainpower Read More dermis middle layer of skin - blood vessels, connective tissue, sebaceous glands, sweat glands, hair follicles subcutaneous/adipose fatty inner layer of skin - connects to underlying structures melanin A pigment that gives the skin its color carotene yellow-orange pigment of skin oxyhemoglobin hemoglobin bound to oxygen; red pigment deoxyhemoglobin hemoglobin without oxygen; pale skin color jaundice - yellowing of the skin - deposition of bilirubin - easier to observe in sclera, nails, palms, soles