Integumentary System
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| The word that means "pertaining to the skin" is | integumentary
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| The skin consists of how many layers? | two
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| The thin, outermost layer of the skin is called the | epidermis
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| The thicker layer of the skin beneath the epidermis is called the | dermis
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| The dead cells on our skin are constantly being sloughed off or shed in a process called | exfoliation
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| The pigment cells in our skin that produce melanin are called | melanocytes
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| The sebaceous glands secrete a type of oil called | sebum
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| The glands that opne onto the surface of the skin through a pore and contain water;sodium, and small amounts of body wastes are called | sweat glands
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| Another term for sweat glands is _____________ glands. | sudoiferous
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| The whitish half-moon on the nail is called the | lunula
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| An exocrine gland secretes in which direction? | outward
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| The combining form that means "away from; external;outward" is | ex/o
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| The suffix that means "thing that secretes" is called | -crine
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| The combining form that means "sebum" is | sebace/o
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| The prefix that means "through; throughout" is | per-
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| The combining forms "pil/o and trich/o" both mean | hair
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| The combining form "spir/o" means | breath
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| The combining form "sudor/i" means | sweat
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| The combining form that means "follicule;small sac" is | follicul/o
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| The combining form that means "to stand up" is | erect/o
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| Each hair forms in a hair | follicle
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| The edge of dead cells arising from the skin along the proximal end of the nail is called the | cuticle
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| Another word for "adipose" is | fat
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| The combining form "lun/o" means | moon
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| The suffix -ula means | small thing
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| The prefix that means "below; underneath; less than" is | sub-
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| The combining form "adip/o" means | fat
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| The suffix "-ous" means | full of
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| The combining form "lip/o" means | lipid
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| The suffix "-cyte" means | cell
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| The combining form "cutane/o" means | skin
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| The combining forms "onych/o and ungu/o" mean | nail
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| The suffix that means "waxy substance" is | -cere
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| The combining form that means "other;strange" is | all/o
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| The combining form that means "activity; work" is | erg/o
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| The suffix that means "activity; process of working" is | -ergy
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| The combining form that means "affected by; sensitive to" is | sensitiv/o
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| The combining form that means "in one place" is | loc/o
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| The combining form that means "the body as a whole" is | system/o
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| The prefix that means "apart from; excessive" is | ana-
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| The suffix that means "condition of guarding or protecting" is | -phylaxis
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| THe combining form that means "guarding, protecting" is | phylact/o
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| The combining form "integument/o" means | skin
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| The combining forms "derm/o, dermat/o and derm/a" mean | skin
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| The combining form that means "cellular layer" is | theli/o
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| The combining form "foli/o" means | leaf
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| The combining form that means "cornea; hard" is | kerat/o
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| The combining form "melan/o" means | black
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| The combining forms "hidr/o and diaphore/o" means | -sweat
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| Cells that store fat are called | lipocytes
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| The prefix that means "outside of" is | extra-
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| Excessive amounts of fluid from the blood in the dermis or subcutaneous tissue is called | edema
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| The word that means "infection or inflammation of the skin" is | dermatitis
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| The word that means "excessive flow of blood" is | hemorrhage
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| The common word for the medical term ecchymosis and contusion is | bruise
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| Pinpoint hemorrhages of the skin from ruptured capillaries are called | petechiae
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| An elevated, localized collection of blood under the skin is called a | hematoma
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| Any benign or malignant new growth that occurs on or in the skin is called a | neoplasm
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| The combining form that means "new growth" is | ne/o
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| The suffix that means "growth; formed substance" is | -plasm
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| The combining form that means "intentionally causing harm; cancer" is | malign/o
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| The combining form that means "bladder; fluid-filled sac" is | vesic/o
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| The medical term for "freckle or flat circle" is | macule
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| The medical term for "acne pimple" is | papule
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| A small cracklike crevice in the skin is called a | fissure
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| The combining form that means "blood in the tissue" is | ecchym/o
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| The combining form that means "bruising" is | contus/o
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| The suffix that means "excessive flow or discharge" is | -rrhage
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| The combining form "fiss/o" means | splitting
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| Flat to slightly elevated, thin flakes that are known as dandruff or psoriasis are called | scales
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| Intense itching is known as | pruritis
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| The combining form "prurit/o" means | itching
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| The combing form "xer/o" means | dry
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| The suffix "-derma" means | skin
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| A combining form that means "pertaining to the skin" is | cutane/o
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| The combining form that means "full of fat" is | adip/o
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| The combining form that means "pertaining to the nail" is | ungu/o
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| An infestation of lice is called | pediculosis
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| The medical word for "wart" is | verruca
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| Skin infecton caused by a fungus is known as | tinea
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| The medical term for the fungul infection known as "athletes foot" is | tinea pedis
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| The common term for Herpes Simplex virus Type 1 is | cold sore
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| Herpes Simplex Type 2 is known as | genital herpes
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| A furuncle is commonly known as a | boil
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| A group of large boils with connecting chambers is called a | carbuncle
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| THe rash known as Herpes Varicella-zoster during childhood is known as | chicken pox
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| The name of the Herpes Varicella -zoster virus that manifests later in life due to illness or stress is called | shingles
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| An infestation of parasitic mites that tunnel under the skin and produce vesicles that are itchy is called | scabies
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| An inflammation of the skin is called | dermatitis
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| The medical term for "hives" is | urticaria
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| A congenital growth composed of a mass of superficial and dilated blood vessels is called a | hemangioma
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| A benign growth of adipose tissue from the subcutaneous layer is called a | lipoma
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| The medical term for "birthmark" is | nevus
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| The medical term that means "black tumor" is | melanoma
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| The skin cancer that is commonly seen in AIDS patients is called | Kaposi's sarcoma
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| A tumor of the connective tissues is called a | sarcoma
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| The autoimmune disorder that produces silvery scales that are red and itchy and covered with plaque is called | psoriasis
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| The autoimmune disorder that causes the skin and internal organs to harden is called | scleroderma
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| The combining form that means "hard; sclera" is | scler/o
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| The medical term for a blacknhead is | comedo
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| A fungal infection of the finger nail is called | onychomycosis
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| The presence of excessive hair on the forearms and upper lip of a woman is called | hirsutism
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| The medical word for scar is | cicatrix
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| The type of burn that does not blister is a | first degree burn
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| A bacterial infection of the skin next to the cuticle is called a | paronychia
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| Inflammation or infection of a hair follicle is known as | folliculitis
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| Congenital absence of the sweat glands is called | anhidrosis
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| Profuse sweating is known as | diaphoresis
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| Acute or chronic loss of scalp hair is called | alopecia
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| An overproduction of sebum (oil) particularly on the face and scalp is called | seborrhea
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| the process in which necrotic (dead) tissue is removed from a burn, wound or ulcer is called | debridement
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| A procedure used to drain the pus or fluid from a cyst or abscess is called an | incision and drainage
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| A skin graft that is taken from a cadaver is called an | allograft
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| A skin graft that is taken from an animal (pig) is called a | xenograft
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| A skin graft that is taken from another part of the patient's own body is called an | autograft
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| The procedure to remove excess adipse (fat) tissue from the breasts, abdomen, hips, legs, or buttocks is called | liposuction
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| The combining form "exud/o" means | oozing fluid
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| The combing form that means "life, living tissue: is | bi/o
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| The suffix that means "process of reshaping by surgery" is | -plasty
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