cutaneous

Examples of cutaneous in the following topics:

• Leishmaniasis

  • Leishmaniasis is caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania and presents itself in two forms: cutaneous or visceral leishmaniasis.
  • There various types of leishmaniasis that exist including cutaneous leishmaniasis, systemic, or visceral leishmaniasis.
  • Cutaneous leishmaniasis is characterized by infection of the skin and mucous membranes.
  • In combination, cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis are caused by more than 20 different leishmanial species.
  • Outline the life cycle of Leishmania and distinguish between cutaneous or viseral leishmaniasis

• Other Fungi Involved in Respiratory Disease

  • Forms and symptoms of sporotrichosis include: cutaneous or skin sporotrichosis; pulmonary sporotrichosis; and disseminated sporotrichosis.
  • Cutaneous or skin sporotrichosis: This is the most common form of the disease.
  • Usually, cutaneous sporotrichosis lesions occur in the finger, hand, and arm.
  • Compare and contrast the various forms of sporotrichosis: cutaneous/skin, pulmonary and disseminated sporotrichosis

• Effects of Aging on the Integumentary System

  • Intrinsic and extrinsic aging describe cutaneous aging of the integumentary system primarily involving the dermis.
  • Intrinsic aging and extrinsic aging are terms used to describe cutaneous aging of the skin and other parts of the integumentary system.
  • It is defined as cutaneous damage caused by chronic exposure to solar radiation and is associated with emergence of neoplastic (cancer) lesions.

• What is Skin?

  • The cutaneous membrane is the technical term for our skin.

• Cervical Plexus

  • The cervical plexus has two types of branches: cutaneous and muscular.
  • The lesser occipital nerve, or small occipital nerve, is a cutaneous spinal nerve that arises between the second and third cervical vertebrae, along with the greater occipital nerve.
  • The transverse cervical nerve (superficial cervical or cutaneous cervical) arises from the second and third cervical nerves, turns around the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoideus about its middle, then passes obliquely forward beneath the external jugular vein to the anterior border of the muscle, where it perforates the deep cervical fascia and divides beneath the platysma into ascending and descending branches that are distributed to the antero-lateral parts of the neck.

• Edema

  • Cutaneous edema is referred to as pitting when, after pressure is applied to a small area, the indentation persists for some time after the release of the pressure.
  • Examples of edema in specific organs include cerebral edema, pulmonary edema, periorbital edema (eye puffiness), and cutaneous edema due to mosquito bites, spider bites, bee stings, or contact dermatitis).
  • Another cutaneous form of edema is myxedema, which is caused by increased deposition of connective tissue.

• Cutaneous Sensation

• Tactile Sensation

  • Cutaneous mechanoreceptors are located in the skin, like other cutaneous receptors.

• Classification of Receptors by Stimulus

  • Cutaneous receptors are sensory receptors found in the dermis or epidermis.
  • Encapsulated receptors consist of the remaining types of cutaneous receptors.

• Classification of Receptors by Location

  • While the cutaneous touch receptors found in the dermis and epidermis of our skin and the muscle spindles that detect stretch in skeletal muscle are both mechanoreceptors, they serve discrete functions.
  • In both cases, the mechanoreceptors detect physical forces that result from the movement of the local tissue, cutaneous touch receptors provide information to our brain about the external environment, while muscle spindle receptors provide information about our internal environment.