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VT101-3
Chapter 10-Skin
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| erosions of skin or mucous membranes as a result of prolonged pressure; also called bed sores | decubital ulcers |
| a skin disease in puppies that progresses to a systemic disease characterized by fever, anorexia, and enlarged and abcessing lymph nodes also called puppy strangles | juvenile pyoderma |
| skin disease containing pus | pyoderma |
| small, circumscribed, pus-filled skin elevation | pustule |
| small, raised skin lesion less than 0.5 cm in diameter. | papule |
| tumor or growth of pigmented skin cells | melanoma |
| benign growth of fat cells | lipoma |
| common term for skin disease caused by mites | mange |
| live on the external surface | ectoparasites |
| localized skin infection in a gland or hair follicle; also called a boil | furuncle |
| abnormal passage from an internal organ to the body surface or between two internal organs | fistula |
| skin redness | erythema |
| inflammation of the skin | dermatitis |
| injury that does not break the skin; chatracterized by pain, swelling, and descoloration | contusion |
| cluster of furuncles | carbuncle |
| hair loss resulting in hairless patches or complete lack of hair | alopecia |
| the removal of an entire tumor or lesion in addition to a margain of surrounding tissue for examination | excisional biopsy |
| removal of a piece of a tumor or lesion for examination | incisional biospy |
| located on the medial surface of the leg; in the front leg they are located above the knee and in the hind leg they are located below the hock | chestnuts |
| rudimentary bones, first digit in dogs usually in the fore-paw | dewclaws |
| beneath the wall and sole is the connective tissue dermis, which contains numerous blood vessels and nerve endings | quick |
| upward thickening of the frog above the heels of the wall | bulbs of heel |
| v-shaped pad of soft horn located in the central region of the ventral hoof surface of equine | frog |
| region where the hoof meets the skin, analogous to the cuticle of the human nail | coronary band |
| singular pads located on the palmar and plantar surfaces of trhe metacarpal and matetarsal area respectively | metacarpal and metatarsal pads |
| long, brittle, extremely sensitive hairs usually located on the face | tactile hair |
| long, straight, stiff hairs that form the outer coat. also call primary hairs or topcoat | guard hairs |
| to open or pierce with a lancet to allow drainage | lance |
| removal of tissue and foreign material to aid healing | debridement |
| a waxy substance of varying colors depending on the species; commonly called ear wax | cerumen |
| low body temperature | hypothermia |
| high body temperature | hyperthermia |
| produce and secrete strong smelling substance into the hair follicles | apocrine glands |
| oil glands, secrete oily substance | sebaceous glands |
| anticoagulent chemical released in response to injury | heparin |
| chemical released in response to allergens that causes itching | histamine |
| cells that respond to insult by producing and releasing histamine & heparin | mast cells |
| tough, flexible, fibrous protein found in skin, bone, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments | collagen |
| fiber-producing cells; collagen is the major fiber in the dermis | fibroblasts |
| pigment that protects the skin from some of the harmful rays of the sun and is responsibae for skin pigmentation | melanin |
| a protein that provides skin with its water proofing properties | keratin |
| composed of flat, plate-like cells | squamous epithelium |
| the outermost of the most superficial layer of skin | epidermis |
| the scientific term for skin, skin cover the external surfaces of the body | epithelial tissue |
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