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Ch16 Integum System
Integumentary System review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| is the formation of keratin | kerato/genesis |
| the thicker layer of the skin | dermis |
| below the skin | sub/cutaneous |
| a physician who specializes in the skin | dermatologist |
| pertaining to the armpit | axillary |
| another name for subdoriferous gland is | sweat gland |
| the habit of nail biting | onycho/phagia |
| habitually bites the nails | onycho/phag/ist |
| removal of a small piece of tissue | biopsy |
| to remove a small amount of material (at least to the level of the dermis) for microscopic study | punch biospy |
| performes on superficial lesions, using a razor blade to obtain the specimen | shaved specimen |
| the procedure that uses a curet to scrape material from a lesion for testing | curettage |
| one that is performed to determine the reaction of the body to substance by observing the results of injecting the substance or applying it to the skin | skin test |
| specifically performed to diagnose cystic fibrosis | sweat test |
| a falling away of tissue in scales or layers | exfoliation |
| partial or total absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes is called | albinism |
| condition in which the skin is dry and scaly, rsembling fish scales | ichthy/osis |
| resembling fish | ichty/oid |
| means dry skin | xero/derma |
| refers to infestation by human lice and is named for a genus of sucking lice | pediculosis |
| hardening and thicking of the skin, a finding in various diseases | sclero/derma |
| an inflammatory condition of the skin | dermat/itis |
| a superficial deratitis inflammation on the surface of the skin | eczema |
| a skin rash resulting from exposure to an irriant or antigen | contact dermatitis |
| a type of dermatitis that results from overexposure to the sun | sunburn |
| inflammation of the skin caused by light | photodermatitis |
| a contagious dermatitis caused by the itch mite and is transmitted by close contact | scabies |
| inflammatory condition of the skin that begins with the scalp | seborrheic |
| excessive production of sebum, the oily secretion of the sebceous glands of the skin | sebo/rrhea |
| commonlly called a boil, is a localied suppurative infection that begins with infection of a hair follicle or sebaceous gland by pathogenic staphylococci | furuncle |
| a bengin warty skin lesion with a rought surface, caused by a common contagious virus | verruca |
| the production of pus | suppuration, purulence, pyogensis |
| a superficial fungal infection | dermato/myc/osis or myco/dermat/itis |
| any pus-containing activiy that is surrounded by inflamed tissue and is usually caused by infection with staphylococci | abscess |
| is filled with fluid or semisolid material | cyst |
| elevated and circumscribed, but which is less thean 1 cm diameter | papules |
| an allergic skin eruption characterized by transient, elevated, irregulary-shaped lesions | urticaria |
| changes in the apperance of the primary lesion and can occur with normal progession of the disease | secondary lesions |
| characterized by thinning with loss of skin markings | atrophy |
| deep, irregular erosions that extend into the dermis are | ulcers |
| athlete's foot produces liner cracks in the epidermis that are | fissures |
| dried serum, sebum, blood, or pus on the skin surface prdouces a | crust |
| dried fragments of sloughed epidermis | scales |
| tiny purple or red spots appearing on the skin as a result of tiny hemorrhages within the dermal or submucosal layers | petechiae |
| a large hemorrhagic spot | ecchymosis |
| new growth of tissue characterized by a disordered growth of cells is a tumor also called | neoplasma |
| means a mole | nevus |
| common, benign tumor consisting of mature fal cells that usually can be removed easily by excision | lip/oma |
| also called a callus, is a flat, poorly defined mass, often on the sole over a bony prominence, and is caused by pressure | kerat/oma |
| caused by pressure or friction but unlike a callus, is round or conical and usually painful | corn |
| a condition of the skin characterized by the formation of horny growths or excessive development of the epithelium | kerat/osis |
| is a consequence of aging | sebo/rrhe/ic keratosis |
| is a premalignant lesion that is common in people with chronically sun-damaged skin | actine keratosis |
| the most common malignancy associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | kaposi's sarcoma |
| a physcial injury involving a break in the skin usually caused by act or accident othe rthena a disease | wound |
| special type of injury to the skin occurs almost exclusively in people with limited mobility | pressure ulcer |
| a torn jagged wound | laceration |
| a wound made by piercing | abrasion |
| is caused by a blow to the body that causes subcutaneous bleeding and does not disrupt the integrity of the skin | contusion |
| overgrowth of scar tissue | keloid |
| are tissue injures resulting from excessive exposure to heat, electricity, chemicals, raditation or gases | burns |
| charcterized by blister | deep partial thickness burn |
| is damage to skin, tissues, and blood vessels as a result of prolonged exposure to cold | frostbite |
| condition in whcih the amount of oxygen is below normal | hyp/oxia |
| localized tissue death that occurs in reponse to disease or injury | necr/osis |
| any disease of the hair | trichopathy |
| a term that refers to superficial bacterial infection involving the hair follicles | follicul/itis |
| localized bacterial invaison of subcutaneous tissue | ceelul/itis |
| is an abnormal condition of the hair | trich/osis |
| balneds that occurs early in life | alopecia permatura |
| means any disease of the nails | onychopathy |
| is atrophy or other unhealty condition of the nails resulting from a fungus | onycho/myc/osis |
| abnormal softening of the nails | onycho/malacia |
| inflammtion of a sweat gland | hidr/aden/itis |
| excessive sweating | dia/phoresis |
| a condition in whcih the body temperature is below normal | hypo/thermia |
| increaded body temperature that is mediated by an increase in the heat regulatory set point | pyrexia |
| another name for heatstroke or sunstroke | thermo/plegia |
| transplantation of skin to cover areas where skin has been lost through a burn or other trauma, or to replace a diseased skin that has been removed | skin graft |
| the graft is from the patient's own body is called | autograft |
| a graft of tissue between two gentically different individuals of the same species | allograft |
| a special type of skin graft that involves moving a sectio of skin to a nearby area without cutting of the end of the transplanted tissue | skin flap |
| used to cut this slice of skin for grafting | dermatome |
| surgical removal of a limb or part of the body | amputation |
| necessary for a successful transplant of any organ or tissue | histo/compatibility |
| agents and dressing are applied to injured or burned tissue to prevent infection, and aspetic procedures are followed | topical antimicrobial |
| without infection | a/septic |
| a surgical incision into nerotic tissue resulting from a severe burn | escharo/tomy |
| the removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially from a wound | debridement |
| removal of the nail | onychectomy |
| help to clean a wound and inhibit the growth of microorganisms | anti/septics |
| applied to produce a lack of feeling | topical an/esthetics |
| replacement or restoration of parts of the body and is performed to correct a structural or cosmetic defect | plastic surgery |
| means facelift | rhytido/plasty |
| a treatment for removing superifical scars on theskin | derm/abrasion |
| removes adipose tissue with a suction pump device, and is used primarily as cosmetic surgery to remove | lip/suction |
| sometimes used to destroy the hair follicles when hair is destruction of a substances by passing electrical current through it | electro/lysis |
| a treatment of disease by exposing the body to sunlight | helio/therapy |
| used therapeutically as a penetrating deep-heating agent for soft tissue | ultrasound |
| a method of applying a drug to unbroken skin | transdermal drug delivery |
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