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Ch16-Skin
The Language of Medicine 11th Edition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Middle layer of the skin: | dermis |
| Soft tissue surrounding the nail border: | paronychium |
| Outermost layer of the epidermis: | stratum corneum |
| Innermost layer of the skin: | subcutaneous layer |
| Band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate: | cuticle |
| Outermost layer of the skin: | epidermis |
| Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails: | keratin |
| The half moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail: | lunula |
| Oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands: | sebum |
| Structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue: | collagen |
| The combining form that means sweat: | hidr/o |
| A combining form that means nail: | onych/o |
| A combining form that means wrinkle: | rhytid/o |
| The combining form that means fungus: | myc/o |
| A combining form for skin: | cutane/o |
| A combining form that means fat: | lip/o |
| A combining form that means hair: | pil/o |
| A combining form that means dry: | xer/o |
| The combining form that means hard: | kerat/o |
| A combining form that means redness: | erythemat/o |
| Smooth, swollen papule that is redder or paler than surrounding skin: | wheal |
| Flat lesion measuring less than 1 cm in diameter: | macule |
| Thick-walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material: | cyst |
| Small (less than 1 cm) solid elevation of the skin: | papule |
| Small collection of clear fluid; a blister: | vesicle |
| Groove or crack-like sore: | fissure |
| Solid, round or oval elevated lesion 1 cm or more in diameter: | nodule |
| Open sore on the skin or mucous membranes deeper than an erosion: | ulcer |
| Papule containing pus: | pustule |
| Growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane: | polyp |
| Itching: | pruritus |
| Infection of the skin caused by a fungus: | tinea |
| Excessive, hypertrophied, thickened scar developing after trauma or surgical incision: | keloid |
| Thickened and rough lesion of the epidermis associated with aging or skin damage: | keratosis |
| Absence of hair from areas where it normally grows: | alopecia |
| Inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular lesions: | eczema |
| Epidermal growth caused by a virus; a wart: | verruca |
| White, thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek: | leukoplakia |
| Loss of pigment in areas of the skin: | vitiligo |
| Cancerous growth composed of melanocytes: | malignant melanoma |
| Fat Cell: | adipocyte |
| One of the large dermal exocrine glands locasted at the axilla and genital areas. It scretes sweat that, in action with bacteria, is responsible for human body odoer. | apocrine sweat glands |
| Deepest region of the epidermis; it gives rise to all the epidermal cells. | basal layer |
| Most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin: | eccrine sweat gland |
| Layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body: | epithelium |
| The skin and it's accessory structures such as hair and nails. | integumentary system |
| Flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis. | Squamous Epithelium |
| Stratified | Arranged in Layers. |
| Collection of dried serum and cellular debri | crust |
| wearing away or loss of epidermis | erosion |
| groove or crack like sore | fissure |
| Flat, pigmented lesion measuring less than 1 cm in diameter | macule |
| solid, round or oval elevated lesion 1cm or more in diameter | nodule |
| Smooth, edematous (swollen) papule or plaque that is centrally erdder or paler than the surrounding skin. | Wheal |
| Bluish-purplish mark (bruise) on the skin. | Ecchymosis |
| Small, pinpoint hemorrhage | petechia |
| Itching | pruritus |
| death or tissue associated with loss of blood supply. | Gangrene |
| Malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis | basal cell carcinoma |
| Malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the epidermis. | squamous cell carcinoma |
| Cancerous growth composed of melanocytes. | Malignant melanoma |
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