Chapter 16

Question 1

adipocyte

Answer 1

fat cell

Question 2

albino

Answer 2

person with skin deficient in pigment (melanin)

Question 3

apocrine sweat gland

Answer 3

one of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas

Question 4

basal layer

Answer 4

deepest region of the epidermis; gives rise to all epidermal cells

Question 5

collagen

Answer 5

structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue

Question 6

cuticle

Answer 6

band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate

Question 7

dermis

Answer 7

middle layer of the skin

Question 8

eccrine sweat gland

Answer 8

most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin

Question 9

epidermis

Answer 9

outermost layer of the skin

Question 10

epithelium

Answer 10

layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

Question 11

hair follicle

Answer 11

sac within which each hair grows

Question 12

integumentary system

Answer 12

the skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails

Question 13

keratin

Answer 13

hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails.

Question 14

lunula

Answer 14

half moon shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail

Question 15

melanin

Answer 15

skin pigment, formed by melanocytes in the epidermis.

Question 16

eumelanin

Answer 16

brown-black pigment

Question 17

pheomelanin

Answer 17

red-yellow pigment

Question 18

paronychium

Answer 18

soft tissue surrounding the nail border

Question 19

pore

Answer 19

tiny opening on the surface of the skin

Question 20

sebaceous gland

Answer 20

oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles

Question 21

sebum

Answer 21

oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands

Question 22

squamous epithelium

Answer 22

flat, scale like cells composing the epidermis

Question 23

stratified

Answer 23

arranged in layers

Question 24

stratum

plural: strata

Answer 24

a layer (of cells)

Question 25

stratum corneum

Answer 25

outermost layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened keratinized cells

Question 26

subcutaneous layer

Answer 26

innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue

Question 27

adip/o

Answer 27

fat

Question 28

albin/o

Answer 28

white

Question 29

caus/o

Answer 29

burn, burning

Question 30

cauter/o

Answer 30

heat, burn

Question 31

cutane/o

Answer 31

skin

Question 32

derm/o, dermat/o

Answer 32

skin

Question 33

diaphor/o

Answer 33

profuse sweating

Question 34

erythem/o, erythemat/o

Answer 34

redness

Question 35

hidr/o

Answer 35

sweat

Question 36

ichthy/o

Answer 36

dry, scaly

Question 37

kerat/o

Answer 37

hard

Question 38

leuk/o

Answer 38

white

Question 39

lip/o

Answer 39

fat

Question 40

melan/o

Answer 40

black

Question 41

myc/o

Answer 41

fungus

Question 42

onych/o

Answer 42

nail

Question 43

phyt/o

Answer 43

plant

Question 44

pil/o

Answer 44

hair, hair follicle

Question 45

py/o

Answer 45

pus

Question 46

rhytid/o

Answer 46

wrinkle

Question 47

seb/o

Answer 47

sebum (secretion from sebaceous glands)

Question 48

squam/o

Answer 48

scale-like

Question 49

steat/o

Answer 49

fat

Question 50

trich/o

Answer 50

hair

Question 51

ungu/o

Answer 51

nail

Question 52

xanth/o

Answer 52

yellow

Question 53

xer/o

Answer 53

dry

Question 54

albin/o

Answer 54

white

Question 55

anthraco/o

Answer 55

black (as coal)

Question 56

chlor/o

Answer 56

green

Question 57

cirrh/o

Answer 57

tawny yellow

Question 58

cyan/o

Answer 58

blue

Question 59

eosin/o

Answer 59

rosy (pink)

Question 60

erythr/o

Answer 60

red

Question 61

jaund/o

Answer 61

yellow

Question 62

leuk/o

Answer 62

white

Question 63

lute/o

Answer 63

yellow

Question 64

poli/o

Answer 64

gray