SCI 250 Week 5 Integumentary System Lab and Quiz

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SCI 250 Week 5 Integumentary System Lab and Quiz
SCI 250 Week 5 Integumentary System Lab and Quiz
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SCI 250 Week 5 Integumentary System Lab and Quiz

Complete the Integumentary System Lab.

Complete the open book quiz about diseases of the integumentary system. The quiz will be provided by your instructor.

Integumentary System Lab – Week Five

Introduction

The integumentary system consists of skin, hair, nails, and nerves. As you learn about the various diseases that affect the integumentary system, it is important for you to understand the structures that can be affected by disease. Complete this lab to become familiar with a healthy system and to identify diseases related to the skin.

PART ONE: basic functions

Provide brief answers to the following questions to help you get acquainted with the basic functions of a healthy integumentary system. Refer to Ch. 19 in Microbiology: Principles and Explorations.

 

  1. How does the integumentary system prevent disease?
  2. How do sweat, sebaceous (oil), and mucus secretions help prevent disease?
  3. Which types of bacteria are considered normal skin microflora?
  4. Suppose a sample of bacteria was taken from your skin. If you were to perform a Gram stain on the sample, what is the likely Gram reaction – positive or negative? Explain your answer.

PART two: basic structures

Identify the selected integumentary system structures in the following diagram:

 

 

PART three: investigate and apply

Access the Public Diseases & Conditions A-Z Index on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/. Research one microbe-related skin disease (excluding sexually transmitted diseases) and complete the following activity.

 

Read the information on the CDC site and provide a brief, one- to two-paragraph summary of the skin condition. Include the following in your description:

 

  • The skin condition
  • The microbe causing the condition
  • Which structures of the integumentary system are affected—Use one or more structures included in Part Two.
  • Who is at risk
  • How serious the disease is

 

[Type your paragraph in the space below]

 

  1. Staphylococcus aureus causes all of the following except
  2. A) scalded skin syndrome
  3. B) carbuncles
  4. C) impetigo
  5. D) erysipelas

 

  1. The most common bacteria to cause infections from soaking in a hot tub is__________.
  2. A) Escherichia coli
  3. B) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  4. C) Staphylococcus epidermidis
  5. D) Staphylococcus aureus

 

  1. The flesh-eating bacteria are
  2. A) Staphylococcus
  3. B) Streptococcus
  4. C) Pseudomonas
  5. D) Propionibacterium

 

  1. Which of the following staphylococcal infections are matched correctly with infection sites?
  2. A) folliculitis – deep internal pus-filled infection
  3. B) furuncle – massive lesion on neck and upper back
  4. C) boil – an exterior pus-filled infection
  5. D) abscess – base of an eyelash

 

  1. All of the following statements refer to German measles except
  2. A) they may cause rubella syndrome
  3. B) a vaccine has reduced the incidence of rubella birth defects
  4. C) mild virus infection with exanthema
  5. D) only girls are immunized with the rubella vaccine

 

  1. Smallpox
  2. A) was eradicated worldwide
  3. B) could be used in biological warfare
  4. C) vaccine is a live non-virulent smallpox virus
  5. D) two of the above

 

  1. Genital warts are caused by
  2. A) moluscum contagiosum
  3. B) human papillomavirus
  4. C) cowpox
  5. D) HZV

 

  1. What is the difference between rubella and rubeola?
  2. A) only rubeola causes exanthema (skin rash)
  3. B) rubella causes skin rash and rubeola crosses the placenta
  4. C) both cause skin rashes but only rubella can cross the placenta
  5. D) no difference; they are simply different names for same viral skin disease

 

  1. Which pair of fungal skin infections is matched incorrectly?
  2. A) Tinea cruris—jock itch
  3. B) Tinea unguium—ringworm of the nails
  4. C) Tinea capitis—scalp ringworm
  5. D) Tinea corporis—ringworm of the face

 

  1. Pediculosis is an infestation of
  2. A) lice
  3. B) ticks
  4. C) chiggers
  5. D) mites