Haney medterm c5 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is the study of the skin? | Dermatology |
What is the outtermost layer of the skin? | Epidermis |
What is the middle layer of the skin? | Dermis |
What is the innermost layer of the skin? | Subcutaneous tissue |
What is the visible part of the nail? | Nail body |
What is the fold in the skin at the base of the nail | Cuticle |
What is cerumen? | Ear wax |
What is diaphoresis? | The secretion of sweat |
What is a hair shaft? | The visible part of the hair |
What is a lipocyte? | A fat cell |
What are melanocytes? | Cells responsible for producing melanin |
What is a laceration? | A tear in the skin |
What is onychomycosis? | Any fungal infection of the nails |
What is onychophagia? | The habit of biting the nails |
What is pachyderma? | Abnormal thickening of the skin |
What is a papule? | A small, solid, circumscribed elevation on the skin |
What is pediculosis? | Infestation of lice |
What is a petechia? | Small, pinpoint hemorrhages of the skin |
What is pruritus? | Itching |
What is stratified? | Arranged in layers |
What is a stratum? | A uniformly thick sheet or layer of cells |
What is a sudoriferous gland? | A sweat gland |
What is a xanthoderma? | Any yellow coloration of the skin |
What is a bulla? | A large blister |
What is a fissure? | A cracklike sore or groove in the skin or mucous membrane |
What appears on the skin with a second-degree burn? | A blister |
What is hyperkeratosis? | An overgrowth of the horny layer of the epidermis |
What is tinea capitis? | Ringworm of the scalp |
What is tinea cruris? | Ringworm of the groin |
What is tinea pedis? | Ringworm of the foot |
What is cautery? | Heat or caustic substances that burn and scar the skin |
What is a dermatoplasty? | Skin trasplantation to a body surface damaged by injury or disease |
What is an escharotomy? | An incision made into necrotic tissue resulting from a severe burn |
What is the basal layer? | The deepest of the five layers of skin |
What is a blister? | A small, thin-walled, skin lesion containing clear fluid |
What is a cyanosis? | A condition of a bluish dicoloration of the skin |
What is an abscess? | A localized collection of pus in any part of the body |
What is an amputation? | The surgical removal of a part of the body or a limb or a part of a limb |
What is a contusion? | An injury to a part of the body without a break in the skin |
What is erythremia? | An abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells |
What is a hair follicle? | The tiny tube within the dermis that contains the root of a hair shaft |
What is a hair root? | The portion of a strand of hair that is embedded in the hair follicle |
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