Ch 10 - Integumentary Self Test Flashcards
The coiled tubular structures arising from the dermis that excrete sweat are the:
sudoriferous glands
The outer layer of skin
epidermis
Scarlet fever is also known as:
scarlatina
True skin
dermis
the combining forms that mean “nail” are:
unguino- or onycho-
The compound term “seboadenitis” literally means:
inflamed oil glands
The combining forms Hidro- and Sudero- both mean:
sweat
Dermatoplasty literally means:
skin/surgical repair/process of
The word part Maculo- means:
large spot
Pediculosis Corpus is often spread by:
Sharing fabrics and clothes
The term that means invasion into the skin and body hair by ice is:
pediculosis
What is seborrhea?
excessive flow of oil
The diagnostic term ____ actually means tissue death or literally “an eating sore.”
gangrene
The term blister is derived from the Middle Dutch bluster, meaning:
a swelling
The word part Sudoro- means:
sweat
The medical term cicatrix literally means:
scar
if a pt has a decubitus ulcer, they have a:
pressure bedsore
The medical term Pruitus means:
severe itching
The diagnostic term Acne Vulgaris literally means:
pointed and common
The diagnostic term Furuncle actually means ________ and is a staphylococcus infection of a hair follicle or hair gland.
boil
The medical term that means Wart is:
verruca
Papilloma literally means:
nipple/tumor
The medical term that means small, solid skin elevation is:
papule
_____ is a condition of dry, fish-like skin
Ichthyosis
The procedural term dermatoplasty includes:
face lifts
The diagnostic erm Geriatric Alopecia actually means:
old age baldness
The disease term Anthrax literally means:
coal lesion
The diagnostic term Cheilitis literally means:
lip inflamed
The diagnostic term Rubella is also known as:
German measles
_____ are pinhead-sized papules on the face or genitals that are keratin-filled cysts
milium
Oral Koplik Spots are associated with:
Rubeola
The disease Smallpox is caused by a highly contagious _____ and is characterized by prostration, a vesicular-pustular rash, and fever.
virus
The diagnostic term Ichthyosis actually means:
fish-like skin condition
The diagnostic term Hirsutism literally means:
the state of being hairy
The diagnostic term Furuncle actually means:
boil
The bacterial infection that is referred to as _____ is characterized by vesicles or sacs that rupture and form a golden crust.
Impetigo
The diagnostic term dyshidrosis literally means:
condition of faulty sweating
The diagnostic term Scabies actually means:
itch mite infestation
The diagnostic term Tinea Cruris actually means:
jock itch
The diagnostic term for the fungal infection candidiasis literally means:
glowing white/condition
Which word part literally means oil
oleo-
What is a chronic skin condition causing red patches with dry, thick, silvery scales?
Psoriasis
Laceration literally means:
the process of tearing
Which of the following is a primary skin lesion:
Bulla
Cimex lectularius is also known as:
bed bugs
Which of the following is a secondary skin lesion?
fissure
The term Tinea Pedis actually means:
Athlete’s foot
A subcutaneous injection is:
underneath the skin
What is also referred to as rabbit fever or deerfly fever?
tularemia
What is the scraping or scooping of the tissue surface of the skin or wall of a tumor cavity?
curettage
A _____ is the horny mass of condensed epithelial cells in the stratum corneum layer of the skin that becomes thickened.
callus
A pt with urticaria after exposure to an allergen displays “wheals.” These are usually:
red
“striate gravidarum” would be found in which of the following pt?
pregnant
Your pt has “verrucae” on their fingers. The appearance of this condition can be described as:
epidermal nipple-like skin tumors
which term can be used interchangeably with hypertrichosis?
hirsutism
“aphthous stomatitis” is a term which describes:
canker sores
The name of this disease literally means “near/ear/inflamed” and is also known as “parotitis.” What is it?
mumps
Upon exam, you notice a “bulls-eye” rash on your pt’s arm. This may be indicative of which condition?
Lyme disease
“Pediculosis corpus” is caused by:
lice
A patient with a condition which literally means “nipple/many/condition” has:
papillmatosis
“Neoplasm” literally means:
new/growth
