| Question |
Answer |
| The coiled tubular structures arising from the dermis that excrete sweat are the: |
sudoriferous glands |
| The outer layer of skin is called the: |
epidermis |
| Melan/o/cytes in the stratum basale layer of the epidermis produce Melanin (means black like nigra) which is responsible for: |
skin color |
| The layer of skin that is sometimes referred to as true skin is the: |
dermis or cutis |
| The combining forms that mean "nail" are: |
unguin/o- or onycho- |
| The combining forms cutane/o- (cutaneous), pel/o- (pellagra), -derm- (ep/iderm/is and dermat/itis) , and cut/i- (cut/icle) all mean: |
skin |
| The term Nettles, Hives, or ______________ refers to a rash that may be characterized by wheals. |
Urticaria "allergic reaction" |
| The compound diagnostic term "Dermato/myc/osis" actually means: |
an extensive sin fungus condition, state of, or infection |
| The compound term "Sebo/aden/itis" literally means: |
inflamed oil gland |
| The combining forms Hidr/o- and Sudero- both mean: |
sweat |
| The surgical term Rhytid/ec/tom/y literally means: |
procedure of cutting out wrinkles |
| The suffix that means to view is: |
-opsy "bi/o/psy" |
| The suffix that means berry shaped is: |
-coccus |
| Chiggers are also referred to as ___________. These six-legged mites are parasitic on insects, vertebrates, and man. They attach to the skin where they secrete saliva that causes itching, wheals, and dermatitis. |
redbugs or red mites |
| The diagnostic term that means localization of pus is: |
abscess "tissue goes away" |
| The diagnostic term Hidr/aden/itis means: |
inflammation of a sweat gland |
| The diagnostic term that means skin or tissue bruise is: |
contusion |
| The term that means invasion into the skin and body hair by lice is: |
pediculosis |
| The pre/cancerous skin condition that is characterized by horny and hard skin that was caused by excessive exposure to sunlight is: |
actinic kerat/osis |
| The diagnostic term _____________ actually means tissue death or literally "an eating sore." This condition is usually caused by Clostridium prefringenes and/or poor blood supply. |
gangrene |
| The diagnostic term that actually means the process of scraping away the skin by a mechanical process or injury is: |
ab/ras/ion |
| A malignant neoplasmic skin condition that spreads to organs & lymph nodes, which is commonly associated with AIDS, diabetes, and lymphoma is: |
Kaposi's Sarcoma |
| The medical term that means berry-shaped bacteria in twisted chains is: |
strepto/coccus |
| The medical term Cicatrix literally means: |
scar |
| The medical term Nevus means: |
mole or birthmark |
| If a patient has a decubitus ulcer, he or she has a(n): |
pressure bredsore |
| The medical term that means Wart is: |
verruca |
| The medical term Pruritus means: |
severe itching |
| The medical term that means small, solid skin elevation is: |
papule |
| The medical term which refers to a yellow or orange-yellow tinge to the skin that results from damaged liver cells is: |
jaundice |
| The diagnostic term that actually means the process of scraping away the skin by a mechanical process or injury is: |
ab/ras/ion |
| A malignant neoplasmic skin condition that spreads to organs & lymph nodes, which is commonly associated with AIDS, diabetes, and lymphoma is: |
Kaposi's Sarcoma |
| The medical term that means berry-shaped bacteria in twisted chains is: |
strepto/coccus |
| The medical term Cicatrix literally means: |
scar |
| The medical term Nevus means: |
mole or birthmark |
| If a patient has a decubitus ulcer, he or she has a(n): |
pressure bredsore |
| The medical term that means Wart is: |
verruca |
| The medical term Pruritus means: |
severe itching |
| The medical term that means small, solid skin elevation is: |
papule |
| The medical term which refers to a yellow or orange-yellow tinge to the skin that results from damaged liver cells is: |
jaundice |
| The diagnostic term Acne Vulgaris literally means: |
pointed and common |
| The procedural term Dermatoplasty includes __________ surgery |
face lifts, eyelid drooping, and belly tucks |
| The diagnostic term Seb/orrhea Dermat/itis is also known as: |
dandruff |
| The diagnostic term Geriatric Alopecia actually means: |
"old age" baldness or "fox mange" |
| The disease term Anthrax literally means: |
coal or carbuncle lesion |
| The diagnostic term Cheil/itis literally means: |
inflammation of the lip |
| The diagnostic term Curettage of a skin lesion literally means: |
scooping |
| The diagnostic term Furuncle actually means ____________and is a staphylococcus inflection of a hair follicle or hair gland: |
boil |
| The diagnostic term Rubella (red) is also known as: |
3 day measles |
| The diagnostic term Herpes literally means: |
to creep |
| The diagnostic term Rubeola (AKA: German or 9 Day Measles) literally means: |
red or redness |
| A diagnostic characteristic of oral Koplik Spots (next to the back Molars "grinders") is associated with: |
Rubeola - day measles |
| The skin condition of Shingles is caused by the Herpes Zoster Virus. This virus also causes: |
Chickenpox |
| The disease Smallpox (AKA: as Variola Major or Minor) is caused by a highly contagious __________ and is characterized by prostration, a vesicular-pustular rash, and fever. |
poxvirus |
| The diagnostic term Malignant Melanoma actually means: |
a black tumor that is bad or cancerous |
| The diagnostic term Ichthy/osis actually means: |
fish-like skin condition with scale-like tissue |
| Th ediagnostic term Hirsut/ism literally means: |
the state of being hairy |
| The diagnostic term Squamous Cell Carcinoma actually means: |
scaly crab-like cell tumors of the surface tissue "lungs and skin" |
| The diagnostic term Dehiscence actually means: |
to gape open |
| The diagnostic term Helminth/iasis, Ascar/iasis and Vermicul/osis can refer to __________________ infections of the skin or the digestive system. |
worm |
| The diagnostic term Onycho/myc/o/sis literally means: |
nail/fungus/condition "infection" |
| The bacterial infection of the face that is referred to as ____________ is characterized by vesicles or sacs that rupture and form a golden crust. |
Impetigo "means to attack" |
| The diagnostic term Dys/hidr/osis literally means: |
condition of faulty sweating "skin sweat blisters" |
| The diagnostic term Scabies actually means: |
itch mite saliva that causes severe itching |
| The diagnostic term Tinea Cruris (or crusis) actually means: |
Jock Itch "scrotal, crural, anal, or genital fungus itch" |
| The diagnostic term for the fungul infection Candid/iasis literally means: |
glowing white/condition |
| The diagnostic term __________refers to red skin caused by an increase in RBCs near the surface of the skin. This proliferative bone marrow condition can cause clots, strokes, heart attacks.. |
Poly/cyth/emia Vera |
| The skin condition of Ringworm is actually caused by a: |
fungus |
| The diagnostic term Cutaneous Ulcer literally means: |
skin sore |
| The diagnostic term Thrush is usually a fungus infection of the: |
throat or vagina |
| The diagnostic term Sclero/derma is actually an Auto-Immune reactionary dis/ease like: |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| The diagnostic term Lyme is associated with a town in ________ where this deer tick-borne spirochete bacteria first appeared to man. |
Connecticut |
| The diagnostic term Xero/derm literally means: |
dry/skin |
| The diagnostic term Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is caused by a Rickettsial (small bacteria) organism that is carried by a: |
tick |
| The diagnostic term __________ literally means "to itch" and this chronic skin condition causes red patches with dry, thick, silvery scales. |
Psoriasis |
| A skin Lacer/ation literally means: |
the process of tearing |
| Helminth/iasis (Worm Diseases) and TB (Tuberculosis) are the two (2) leading killers in which under-developed country: |
all of the above (South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia) |
| Helminth/ic Diseases can attack multiple body systems including the integumentary, digestive, and nervous systems. They are caused by Meta/zoa Parasitic Worms called: |
all of the above: (Tapeworms, Roundworms, Flukeworms) |
| THe term De/fec/ation literally means: |
process of feces or stool away |
| Cimex lectularius is also known as: |
bed bugs |
| The physiologic (function) term De/glutition literally means: |
to swallow away or down |
| The terms Masticat/ion and Mand/ible actually mean: |
process of chewing and chewer |
| The term Tinea Pedis actually means: |
Athletes Foot |
| Skin blushing, _________, or redness is usually caused by an increase in blood flow, oxy/hemoglobin, fever, inflammation, trauma "wound", and alcohol. |
erythema |
| The skin color variation of Pall/or is actually a __________________, which usually accompanies blood loss, various types of anemia, or shock. |
decrease in skin color |
| A tan-brown skin coloration usually means an increase in the amount of melanin, a suntan, or: |
pregnancy |
| The skin color variation of ___________ represents an increase in tissue bili/rubin from RBC destruction or liver cell destruction (hepat/itis). This color is best seen in the sclera of the eye, body membranes, and skin. |
yellow-orange "jaundiced" |
| The relative speed with which the skin resumes its normal appearance after being stretched or compressed is called__________. It represents the amount of water in the tissues or hydration. This process is slower in seniors. |
turgor |
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