Ch 3 - Integumentary System (Dermatology) Flashcards
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integumentary system
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the skin
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epidermis
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outermost, visable layer of skin (made of large cells that look like fish scales under the microscope)
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dermis
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under the epidermis - it is a deeper layer, much thicker than the epidermis, it is home to hair follicles, nerves, and glands
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the nerves of the dermis detect what?
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fine pressure, deep pressure, temperature and pain (it is the largest sensory organ in the body)
5
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what are the two types of skin glands?
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1) sweat glands (hidro)
2) sebaceous glands - secrete oil
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keratin
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specialized tissue that make up nails
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adip/o
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fat
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lip/o
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fat
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steat/o
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fat
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cutane/o
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skin
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derm/o
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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pil/o
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hair
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trich/o
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hair
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hidr/o
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sweat
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onych/o
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nail
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ungu/o
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nail
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seb/o
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oil
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sebace/o
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oil
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crypt/o
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hidden
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kerat/o
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hard, horny
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xer/o
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dry
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leuk/o
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white
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alb/o
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white
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erythr/o
red
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xanth/o
yellow
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melan/o
black
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what causes differences in skin color?
varying levels of melanin deposited in the basal layer
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abrasion
scrape
30
albinism
lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white
31
albino
a person afflicted with albinism
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alopecia
baldness
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anhidrosis
lack of sweating
34
comedo
hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (blackhead, whitehead)
35
cyanhydrosis
blue sweat
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depigmentation
loss of pigmentation
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dermatalgia
skin pain
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dermatodynia
skin pain
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dermatolysis
loose skin
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erythema
redness
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erythroderma
red skin
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hemathidrosis
sweating blood
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hidropoiesis
formation of sweat
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hyperkerotosis
excessive growth of horny skin
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hypermelanosis
excessive melanin in the skin
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hyperpigmentation
excessive pigment in the skin
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hypohidrosis
diminished sweating
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hypomelanosis
diminished melanin in the skin
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hypopigmentation
diminished pigment in the skin
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leukoderma
white skin
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macerate
to soften the skin
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onychophagia
eating or biting nails
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pruitius
an itch
54
rhytidermia
wrinkled skin
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sebopoiesis
formation of oil (sebum)
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trichomegaly
abnormally thick hair
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urticaria
swollen raised itchy areas of the skin
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xanthoderma
yellow skin
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xeroderma
dry skin
60
xerosis
condition of dryness
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localized
limited to a specific area
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generalized
all over the body
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centrifugal
start from the middle and work outward
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centripetal
spread from the outside to the middle
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macule, macula
freckle - small, flat, discolored area
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patch (vitiligo)
larger, flat discolored area
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papule
small solid mass (less than 1 cm)
68
plaque
solid mass on the surface of skin (large and flat - larger than 1 cm)
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nodule
solid mass that extends deeper into the skin (larger than 1 cm)
70
tumor
a larger solid mass
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vesicles
a smaller blister (under 1 cm)
72
pustules
vesicles filled with pus
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bulla
larger vesicle
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abscesses
larger pustules - localized collection of pus in the body
75
erosion
loss of skin
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ulcer
sore
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excoriation
scratch
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fissure
crack in skin
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scale
skin flaking off
80
crust
dried substance (blood, pus) on skin
81
vascular lesion
wounds related to blood vessels
82
cherry angioma
small blood vessel tumor
83
telangiectasia (spider angioma)
over-expansion of the end of a blood vessel
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petechia
a small bruise
85
ecchymosis
larger bruise
86
cicatrix (pl. cicatrices)
scar
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keloid
overgrowth of scar tissue
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decubitus ulcer
bed sore
89
dermatosis
skin condition
90
dermopathy
skin disease
91
atopic dermatitis
chronic dry inflammatory disease caused by itching
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hypertichosis
excessive growth of hair
93
ichthyosis
condition of the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish scales
94
postpartum alopecia
baldness experienced after pregnancy
95
psoriasis
skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin
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sclerogermatitis
imflammation of skin accompanied by thickening and hardening
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scleronychia
thickening and hardening of the nails
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xanthosis
yellowing of the skin
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actinic keratosis
horny skin condition caused by sun exposure (usually precancerous)
100
basal cell carcinoma
cancerous tumor of the basal skin cells
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hidradenoma
tumor of the sweat glands
102
malignant cutaneous neoplasm
harmful new formation of skin tissue (cancer)
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malignant melanoma
harmful tumor of melanin cells
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squamous cell carcinoma
cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells
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acne vulgaris
(acne) imflammation of the skin follicles
106
dermatomycosis
fungal skin condition
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hidradenitis
inflammation of the sweat glands
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impetigo
a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin
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mycodermatitis
inflammation of the skin caused by a fungus
110
mycosis
fungal condition
111
ocychodystrophy
poor nourishment of the nail
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onychomycosis
fungal condition of the nail
113
tinea
ringworm - a fungal condition
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trichomycosis
a fungal condition of the hair
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actinic dermatitis
inflammation fo the skin caused by sun exposure
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dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
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dermatits
inflammation of the skin
118
seborrheic dermatitis
inflammation of the skin caused by discharge of oil (sebum)
119
steatitis
inflammation of fat tissue
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anesthetic
a drug that temporarily blocks sensation
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antibiotic
a drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms
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antihistamine
a drug that opposes the effects of histamine
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antipruitic
a drug that prevents or relieves itching
124
epidermal
pertaining the the skin
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hypodermic
pertaining to beneath the skin
126
intradermal
pertaining to inside the skin
127
percutaneous
pertaining to through the skin
128
subcutaneous
pertaining to beneath the skin
129
topic
applied directly to the skin
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transdermal
pertaining to through the skin
131
chemosurgery
removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals
132
chemotherapy
treatment using chemicals
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cryosurgery
destruction of tissue through freezing
134
dermabrasion
rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin
135
electrocauterization
using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it
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electrodesiccation
using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it
137
incision and drainage (I&D)
to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain
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lipectomy
removal of fatty tissue
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onychectomy
removal of a nail
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onychotomy
incision into a nail
141
rhytidoplasty
reconstruction of wrinkled skin
142
ABCDE
asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving
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AK
actinic keratosis
144
Bx
biopsy
145
C&S
culture and sensitivity
146
derm
dermatology
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ID
intradermal
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SC
subcutaneous
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SQ
subcutaneous
