Integumentary system Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Functions of skin | Protects / regulates body temperature / sensory receptor elimination of body waste |
Papules | Solid elevated spot or area on the skin |
Sensory receptor. | Touch pressure pain temperature |
Elimination of body waste | Through perspiration |
Skin | Also called integumentary or cutaneous membrane |
Epidermis | Outer layer of skin |
Dermis | Inner layer of skin |
Subcutaneous layer | Consist largely of loose connective tissue and adipose tissue |
Adipose | Fatty tissue |
Dermatologist | Specailitsis in skin |
Dermatology | Study of skin |
Sebaceous gland | Sweats to eliminate waste and control tempursture |
Papilla of the hair | Produces sebum or oil for lubrication |
Stratum base | Produce new cells pushing older cells toward the outermost surface |
Keratin | Outermost layer dies Becomes filled with. Hard water repellant of protein called Keratine |
Albunisum | Absence of melonien White |
1st layer of skin | Dead cell slough off the outer surface Outtermost layer |
2nd layer of skin | Sweat gland |
3 rd layer of skin | Fatty tissue yellow color Insulation Protection Opening to let heat out |
Adipose | Fatty tissue |
Salt | Skin provides elimination for body waste aka sweat out salt |
Accessory structures of integumentary system | Hair nails glands Glands |
Subation glands | Are for sweating |
Sudoriferous gland | Sweat and oil gland |
Living layer | Arterys Veins Nerves |
Durmis-corian | Vein / hair folices / nerves Sweat gland |
Albino | Absense of all color pigments |
Alopecia | Baldness |
Constrict | To contract or narrow To make smaller |
Crust | A scab outer covering or coat |
Cyanosis | Blueish color of skin |
Dilate | Enlarge or expand To make bigger |
Erythema | Redness of skin |
Jaundice | Yellow discoloration of skin and eyes |
Macules | Discolored but neither raised nor depressed Spot of area of the skin |
Melanin | Brownish black pigment found in skin hair eyes |
Pustules | Small elevated pus or lymph filled area of the skin |
Ulcer | An open lesion on the skin Or mucus membrane |
Vesicles | Blister or fluid filled sac's |
Wheals | Itchy elevated areas with an irregular shape. Hives |
Subcutaneous fascia (Hypodermis) | Layer of tissue under the skin and connects the skin to muscles and underlying tissues |
Sudoriferous glands | Sweat secreting gland of the skin |
Integumentary system | Pertaining to the skin or a covering |
Pruritus | Itching |
Vitiligo | Disorder Nonpigmented White patches |
Onycholysis | Separation of fingernail from its bed |
hard fibrous protein found in epidermis | Keratin |
Hirsutism | Excessive body hair |
Exfoliation | Peeling or slough off of tissue cells |
Ecchymosis | Blueish / black discoloration in area of skin Injury in mucus membrane caused by the escape of blood |
Cellulitis | An acute infection of the skin in subcutaneous tissue |
PPD | Purified protein derivative |
Bx | Biopsy |
hemangioma | Benign tumor consisting of a mass of blood vessels |
PSS | Progressive systemic scleroderma |
SLE | Systematic lupus erythermatosus |
ID | Intradermal |
FS | Frozen section |
FANA | Fluorescent antinuclear antibody |
TENS | Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation |
Decub. | Decubitus ulcer Bed sore |
Macrophage | Large cells that ingests (eats) microorganism Other cells and foreign particles in the blood vessels |
Onychocryptosis | Ingrown toe nail |
Exzemeyia | Chronic skin condition Roughness / dryness |
Psorlasis | Silvery white scales (Pruritus) |
impetigo | Contagious skin infection Bacteria on face |
Cryosurgery | tx destroy tissue non invasive |
Impetigo | Contagious superficial skin infection Serous vesicles and pustules Filled with millions of staphylococcus or streptococcus bacteria Usually on face |
Eczema | Chronic inflammatory disease Pustules |
Gangrene | Tissue death Loss of blood supply |
Pediculosis | Parasitic infection Lice |
Leukoplakia | White hard thickened patches |
Melanoma | Maligment skin tumor |
Herpes zoster | Shingles |
Onychomycosis | Fugal infection of nails |
Cyst | Closed sac or pouch in or within skin Contains fluid Semi fluid Solid material |
Fissure | Crake like sore or groove in skin Or mucous membrane |
Fistula | Abnormal passageway between two tubular organ Ex. Rectum /. Vagina |
Furuncle | Localized pus - producing infection Originating deep in hair folical |
Laceration | Tear, torn, jagged Wound in skin |
Abcess | Localized collection of pus in any body part That results from any pus forming bacteria |
Bulla | Large blister |
Carbuncle | Circumscribed inflammation of deeper skin and tissue That contains pus and eventually discharges to skin surface |
Layers of the skin | Epidermis , dermis , dermal papillae subcutaneous tissue |
What makes the skin water proof | Keratin |
Dermis consists of | Capillaries , lymphatic channels , nerve endings Sweat glands , sebaceous glands |
Subcutaneous layer is beneath | Dermis , connective tissue, adipose tissue |
Accessory structure of skin consist of | Hair and nails |
A strand of hair consists of | Hair root Hair follicle Hair shaft |
Lanugo | Soft and fine hair of developing fetus |
Hair follical | Where hair develops |
Diaphoresis | The secretion of sweat |
Pachyderm | Abnormal thicking of skin |
Verruca Seborrheic warts | Seen in the elderly face neck chest or upper back Benign |
Scabies | Highly contagious skin disease Caused by humans |
Tinea | Ringworm |
Tinea cruris | Ringworm of the groin Athletes foot |
Dermabrasion | Removal of epidermis and a portion of the dermis with sandpaper or brush to eliminate superficial scars Ex. ( tattoos ) |
Dermatoplasty | Skin transplantation to a body surface |
Systemic lupus | Butterfly rash |
3 layers. Of skin | 1 epidermis 2 dermis 3 subcutaneous layer |
Nodule | Small circumscribed swelling protruding above the skin |
Polyp | Small stalk like growth Protruding upward / outward Ex. Skin tags. / nasal polyp |
Acne vulgaris | Common inflammatory disorder seen on face / chest / back / neck |
Burns | Tissue injury due to Flame / heat / chemicals / radiation / gases |
Burns First degree | (Superficial ) burns Ex. Sunburn |
Burns Second degree | (Partial thickness) burns Ex. Contact with hot objects. Boiling water |
Burns Third degree | (Full thickness) burns Ex. Deep burns from fire |
Carcinoma / basal cell | Maglignant epithelial cell tumor Most common maglignant skin tumor Depression enlarges / tissue breaks down , crusts and bleeds ( skin exposed to sun) |
Dermatitis | Inflammation of skin Acute or chronic Contact or seborrheic |
Rosacea | Chronic inflammation Redness over areas of the face nose and cheeks |
Tinea capitis | Scalp |
Tinea corporis | Body |
Tinea. Cruris | Groin. ( jock itch ) |
Tinea. Pedis | Foot ( athletes foot ) |
Verruca | Wart caused by HPV |
Verruca vulgaris | Warts on face , elbows , fingers , hands |
Plantars. Wart | Singly or in clusters on sole of foot |
Verruca Venereal warts | Sexual contact Penis / rectum ( condyloma. Acuminata ) |
Cryosurgery | Subfreezing. ( liquid nitrogen ) For warts |
Curettage / electrodesiccation | ( abnormal cells ) scraping away Followed by destroying the tumor base with a low - voltage electrode |
Debridement | Removal of debris , foreign objects and damaged or necrotic tissue from a wound to prevent infection and promote healing |
Systemic lupus erythermatosus | Chronic multi system inflammatory disease Lesions of the nervous system. Skin. Renal problems and vasculitis ( butterfly rash ) Condition SLE |
Plantar warts | Singly or in clusters on sole of foot |
Electrodesiccion | Also known as fulguration |
Woods lamp | Ultraviolet light used to examine scalp / skin for purpose of observing fungal spores |
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