Chapter 3-Integumentary System

Question 1

abrasion

Answer 1

scraping away a portion of the surface of he skin. performed to remove acne scars, tattoos, and scar tissue

Question 2

abscess

Answer 2

a collection of pus in the skin

Question 3

acne

Answer 3

inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles that results in papules and pustules

Question 4

acne rosacea

Answer 4

hypertrophy of secaceous glands causing thickened skin generally on the nose, forehead and cheeks

Question 5

acne vulgaris

Answer 5

a common form of acne occurring in adolescence from an oversecretion of the oil glands. characterized by papules, pustules, blackheads and whiteheads

Question 6

albinism

Answer 6

a condition in which the person is not able to produce melanin. an albino person has white hair and skin and the pupils of the eye are red

Question 7

allograft

Answer 7

skin graft from one person to another; donor is usually a cadaver

Question 8

alopecia

Answer 8

absence or loss of hair, especially of the head

Question 9

anesthetics

Answer 9

substance that produces a lack of feeling that may be of local or general effect, depending on the type of administration

Question 10

anhidrosis

Answer 10

abnormal condition of no sweat

Question 11

antibiotics

Answer 11

substance that destroys or prohibits the growth of microorganisms. used to treat bacterial infections. not found effective in treating viral infections. to be effective, in must be taken regularly for a specified period

Question 12

antifungals

Answer 12

substance that kills fungi infecting the skin

Question 13

antiparasitics

Answer 13

substance that kills mites or lice

Question 14

antipruritics

Answer 14

substance that reduces severe itching

Question 15

antiseptics

Answer 15

substance used to kill bacteria in skin cuts and wounds or at a surgical site

Question 16

anti-virals

Answer 16

substance that weakens a viral infection in the body, often by interfering with the virus’s ability to replicate

Question 17

apocrine glands

Answer 17

type of sweat gland that open into hair follicles located in the pubic, anal and mammary areas. these glands secrete a substance that can produce an odor when it comes into contact with bacteria on the skin causing what is commonly referred to as body odor

Question 18

arrector pili

Answer 18

a small slip of smooth muscle attached to hairs; when this muscle contracts the hair shaft stands up and results in “goose bumps”

Question 19

autograft

Answer 19

skin graft from a person’s own body

Question 20

basal cell carcinoma

Answer 20

tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis. a frequent type of skin cancer that rarely metastasizes or spreads. these cancers can arise on sun-exposed skin

Question 21

basal layer

Answer 21

the deepest layer of the epidermis. this living layer constantly multiplies and divides to supply cells to replace the cells that are sloughed off the skin surface

Question 22

biopsy

Answer 22

(Bx, bx) a piece of tissue is removed by syringe and needle, knife, punch or brush to examine under a microscope. used to aid in diagnosis

Question 23

burn

Answer 23

a full-thickness burn exists when all the layers are burned, aka 3rd degree burn. a partial-thickness burn exists when the first layer of skin, the epidermis is burned and the second layer of skin, dermis is damaged aka 2nd degree burn. a 1st degree burn damages only the epidermis