CH 10 Integumentary System (part 6)

Question 1

Dewclaws

Answer 1

• rudimentary bones
• the first digit
• usually found in the forepaw
• may be removed within a few days of birth to avoid trauma

Question 2

Chestnuts

Answer 2

-located on the medial surface of the leg, above the knee and below th hock

Question 3

Ergots

Answer 3

-located within a tuft of hair on the fetlock joint

Question 4

Biopsy

Answer 4

removal of living tissue for examination of life

bi/o (life)

-opsy (view of)

Question 5

incisional biopsy

Answer 5

removal of a piece of a tumor or lesion for examination

Question 6

Excision

Answer 6

to cut off

Question 7

Exfoliative cytology

Answer 7

scraping of cells from tissue and examining them under a microscope

Question 8

Skin scrape

Answer 8

microscopic examination of skin for the presence of mites

-skin is sampled by taking a scalpel blade across an area of skin that is squeezed or raised so that the sample contains a deep skin sample

Question 9

Tissue culture

Answer 9

diagnostic or research procedure that takes epithelial cells and grows them in a medium

Question 10

Intradermal skin testing

Answer 10

injection of test substances into the skin layer to observe a reaction

• used for diagnosis of atopy with the injection of many allergens or for tuberculosis testing by injecting tuberculin into the skin

Question 11

Seborrhea

Answer 11

skin condition characterized by overproduction of sebum oil

Question 12

Comedo

Answer 12

Blackhead or buildup of sebum and keratin in a pore

plural - comedones

Question 13

Sebaceous cyst

Answer 13

closed sac of yellow, fatty material

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Question 14

Cyst

Answer 14

closed sac containign fluid or semisoild material

Question 15

Alopecia

Answer 15

hair loss resulting in hairless patches or complete lack of hair