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Skin Deep
Veterinary Medical Terminology Chapter 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the combining forms for skin? | cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o, |
| What is the word for the study of skin? | dermatology |
| epi- | above |
| dermis | skin |
| The integumentary system consists of what? | glands, hair, fur, wool, feathers, scales, claws, beaks, horns, hooves, and nails |
| As skin cells move superficially, they die and become filled with ___________. | keratin |
| kerat/o | horny or cornea |
| black pigment | melanin |
| melan/o | black or dark |
| The ability to recognize sensory stimuli. | perception |
| To recognize touch sensation. | tactile |
| The chemical that the body releases during an allergic reaction that causes pruritis. | histamine |
| Define adipocytes. | lipid or fat cells |
| What do you call it when Yulee's hair stands up? | piloerection |
| What is the name of the muscle that causes the "hackles to raise"? | arrector pili |
| trich/o | hair |
| phyt/o | plant |
| ungul/o | hoof |
| onych/o | claw |
| -grade | to go |
| If an animal has a hoof they are called __________________. | ungulates |
| Where is the frog found on a hoof? | ventral surface |
| Dewclaws, chestnuts, and ergots are all considered to be ______________ structures. | vestigial |
| In what area are chestnuts found on the leg of a horse? | medially |
| What joint are ergots found at? | fetlock |
| A skin scrape could be performed to find what ectoparasites? | mange mites |
| alopec/o | baldness |
| carcin/o | cancerous |
| Another name for acute moist dermatitis is _______________. | hotspot |
| Mange can cause ____________, which is hairloss. | alopecia |
| When a skin pore becomes full of sebum or keratin it is called what? | comedo or blackhead |
| If Tallulah's skin is inflamed, what medical term would I use to document it on her chart? | dermatitis |
| The medical term used for a bruise is what? | ecchymosis |
| FAD stands for? | flea allergy dermatitis |
| fistul/o | tube or pipe |
| erythr/o | red |
| If I stated that the skin color was pale what medical term could I use to replace that wordage? | pallor |
| What do lipoma and fatty tumor have in common? | They both mean a benign growth of fat cells. |
| Define myiasis. | infestation by fly larvae |
| Define acariasis. | infestation with ticks or mites |
| Define pediculosis. | lice infestation |
| What are the two common types of mange seen in dogs? | sarcoptic and demodectic |
| Which mange is zoonotic? | sarcoptic |
| Which mange is immune related? | demodectic |
| If I say the skin is necrotic I mean that the skin is _________. | dead |
| The doctor was cutting away dead tissue from the infected leg. What is the medical term for this? | debridement |
| py/o | pus |
| Small, pinpoint hemorrhages seen on the hairless areas of skin are called _____________________________. | petechiae |
| The dog was covered in hives from all of the yellow jacket stings. The doctor documented it in the chart as having _______________. | urticaria |
| In what layer of skin is mostly fat found? | subcutaneous |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| pil/i and pil/o | hair |
| Another name for cerumen. | earwax |
| If a horse isn't sweating he may have ____________________. | anhydrosis |
| When I work out I have the opposite! I have __________________________. | hyperhydrosis |
| Where are sweat glands found? | dermis |
| What are the two divisions of sweat glands? | eccrine and apocrine |
| The wetness of sweating comes from which division of sweat glands? | eccrine |
| The apocrine sweat glands are located where? | in the follicle |
| Define follicle. | tubes that hold the hair fibers |
| Define cilia. | thin, short hairs |
| bi/o | life |
| Define diffuse. | widespread |
| Define localized. | within a well-defined area. |
| The largest organ in the mammalian body is the ___________. | skin |
| Skin is composed of ______________________________ tissue. | epithelial |
| Skin is made up of what three layers? | epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous |
| The most superficial layer of skin is the _______________________. | epidermis |
| The layer of skin that contains blood vessels and nerves is the _________________. | dermis |
| The deepest layer of skin is the ___________________________. | subcutaneous |
| Which animal species has the largest amount of sweat glands? | horses |
| Dogs and cats have sweat glands in their ________________________. | paw pads |
| An onychectomy involves the removal of the _________________ on a cat. | claw |
| Ruminants, horses and pigs are called ____________________________ because they have hooves. | ungulates |
| If a dog's toenail starts to bleed after you have trimmed them then you have _____________________ the nail. | quicked |
| Vestigial means ____________________. | something that has formed a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable. |
| Chestnuts on the horse's forelimb are found above the ______________________. | carpus |
| Chestnuts on the horse's hindlimb are found medial to the __________________. | hock |
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