Chapter 16 Practice Pt 1

Question 1

growth extending from the surface of a mucous membrane

Answer 1

polyp

Question 2

collection of dried serum and cellular debris

Answer 2

crust

Question 3

small collection of clear fluid (serum); blister

Answer 3

vesicle

Question 4

flat lesion, measuring less than 1 cm in diameter; freckle

Answer 4

macule

Question 5

thick-walled, closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material

Answer 5

cyst

Question 6

open sore on the skin or mucous membranes (deeper than an erosion)

Answer 6

ulcer

Question 7

groove or crack-like sore

Answer 7

fissure

Question 8

small (less than 1 cm in diameter), solid elevation of the skin

Answer 8

papule

Question 9

smooth edematous area that is redder or paler than surrounding skin

Answer 9

wheal

Question 10

wearing away or loss of epidermis

Answer 10

erosion

Question 11

papule containing pus

Answer 11

pustule

Question 12

solid, round or oval elevated lesion 1 cm or greater in diameter

Answer 12

nodule

Question 13

pertaining to hair and glands that secrete sebum

Answer 13

pilosebaceous

Question 14

structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue

Answer 14

collagen

Question 15

condition of white plaques (spots or patches) on the tongue or cheek

Answer 15

leukoplakia

Question 16

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

Answer 16

cuticle

Question 17

half mood shaped area at the base of a nail

Answer 17

lunula

Question 18

dry skin

Answer 18

xeroderma

Question 19

inflammation of the skin associated with yellow or brown-gray greasy scales (dandruff)

Answer 19

seborrheic dermatitis

Question 20

condition of absence of pigment in the skin

Answer 20

albinism

Question 21

scraping away of skin (to remove tattoos or fine wrinkles)

Answer 21

dermabrasion

Question 22

tumor of fatty tissue

Answer 22

lipoma

Question 23

pertaining to redness of the skin

Answer 23

erythematous

Question 24

inflammation and swelling of the soft tissue around the nail

Answer 24

paronychia

Question 25

abnormal condition characterized by thickened area of the epidermis

Answer 25

keratosis

Question 26

a fungal infection of the skin

Answer 26

dermatophytosis

Question 27

pertaining to under a nail

Answer 27

subungual

Question 28

condition of absence of sweating

Answer 28

anhidrosis

Question 29

separation of the nail plate from the nail bed

Answer 29

onycholysis

Question 30

intensely unpleasant burning sensation in skin

Answer 30

causalgia

Question 31

pigment that gives the skin colour

Answer 31

melanin

Question 32

baldness

Answer 32

alopecia