Ch.2 Dynamic Study Module

Question 1

Which is a type of electrosurgery that uses a wire loop electrode to cut tissue?
-electrosection
-fulguration
-incision and drainage

Answer 1

-electrosection

Question 2

All of these combining forms mean skin except…
•dermat/o-
•adip/o-
•cutane/o

Answer 2

•adip/o-

Question 3

Dry skin is known by the medical name of…
•eczema
•keratosis
•xeroderma

Answer 3

•xeroderma

Question 4

White hair in older people occurs because…
•melanocytes produce no melanin
•melanin changes its pigment color
•the hair follicles die

Answer 4

•melanocytes produce no melanin

Question 5

Which is the medical word for baldness?
•alopecia
•vitiligo
•seborrhea

Answer 5

•alopecia

Question 6

The patient required______ for the removal of necrotic tissue from his wound…
•debridement
•Mohs’ surgery
•dermabrasion

Answer 6

•debridement

Question 7

The combining form pil/o- means…
•sebum
•hair
•sweat

Answer 7

•hair

Question 8

PUVA is used to treat__
•acne rosacea
•acne vulgaris
•psoriasis

Answer 8

•psoriasis

Question 9

The integumentary system covers the entire surface of the body and consists of the skin, hair, and___
•nails
•ears
•eyes

Answer 9

•nails

Question 10

A patient was recently in contact with poison ivy. He is now experiencing severe itching. Another word for itching is___
•pruritus
•rash
•xeroderma

Answer 10

•pruritus

Question 11

Cells from plants and animals can act as____ to sensitive individuals.
•dermatomes
•adipocere
•allergens

Answer 11

•allergens

Question 12

___is the medical name for the fat in the subcutaneous tissue.
•Lunula
•Lipocytes
•Adipose

Answer 12

•Adipose

Question 13

The combining form that refers to feeling or sensation is__
•esthes/o-
•sensitiv/o-
•cutane/o-

Answer 13

•esthes/o-

Question 14

Which is a fast-growing skin cancer of the epidermis that can metastasize to other parts of the body?
•basal cell carcinoma
•squamous cell carcinoma
•malignant melanoma

Answer 14

•malignant melanoma

Question 15

Which two combining forms mean nail?
•ungu/o- and onych/o-
•pil/o- and trich/o-
•lip/o- and adip/o-

Answer 15

•ungu/o- and onych/o-

Question 16

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means dry skin?
•-osis, cyan/o-
•-itis, dermat/o-
•-derma, xer/o-

Answer 16

•-derma, xer/o-

Question 17

Sweat glands are also known as__ glands.
•sudoriferous
•sebaceous
•adipose

Answer 17

•sudoriferous

Question 18

The medical word for jock itch is tinea__
•pedis
•corporis
•cruris

Answer 18

•cruris

Question 19

Corticosteroids are used to treat
•psoriasis
•lice infestations
•skin inflammation

Answer 19

•skin inflammation

Question 20

Which is a congenital abnormality in which there are extra fingers or toes?
•polydactyly
•senile lentigo
•syndactyly

Answer 20

•polydactyly

Question 21

When Jeremy Smith was in the shower, the hot water ran out. The cold water caused the hairs on his skin to stand up. This body response to cold is known as
•piloerection
•exfoliation
•perspiration

Answer 21

•piloerection

Question 22

The suffix -dactyly means_
•process of reshaping by surgery
•abnormal condition of the skin
•condition of fingers or toes

Answer 22

•condition of fingers or toes

Question 23

The physician ordered a Tzanck test to aid in making the diagnosis of__
•squamous cell carcinoma
•pediculosis
•shingles

Answer 23

•shingles

Question 24

The abbreviation SLE stands for
•skin lesion enlargement
•severe lupus erythematosus
•systemic lupus erythematosus

Answer 24

•systemic lupus erythematosus

Question 25

A medical procedure that involves using a curet to scrape off the superficial part of a skin lesion is
•curettage
•cryosurgery
•debridement

Answer 25

•curettage

Question 26

The epidermis contains melanoeytes, pigment cells that produce

Answer 26

Melanin

Question 27

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means abnormal condition of nail fungus?
•-ion, rhytid/o-, aut/o-
•-plasty, dermat/o-, ne/o-
•-osis, onych/o-, myc/o-

Answer 27

•-osis, onych/o-, myc/o-

Question 28

The combining form theli/o- means
•skin cell
•leaf
•cellular layer

Answer 28

•cellular layer

Question 29

The combining form albin/o- means
•color
•white
•absent

Answer 29

•white