Chapter 3-Integumentary System Flashcards
integumentary system
the skin
epidermis
visible outermost layer, made of large cells that look like scales of a fish under a microscope (squamous cells)
dermis
under the epidermis, is much thicker and has fewer cells and more cell fibers to give the skin strength and flexibility. it is also home to hair follicles, nerves, and glands.
fat
adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
skin
cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
hair
pli/o, trich/o
sweat
hidr/o
scale
squam/o
nail
onych/o, ungu/o
oil
seb/o, sebace/o
hidden
crypt/o
scaly
ichthy/o
hard, horny
kerat/o
thick
pachy/o
dry
xer/o
wrinkle
rhytid/o
red
erythr/o
yellow
xanth/o
white
leuk/o, alb/o
black
melan/o
abrasion
ab / rasion
away / scrape
scraping away of the skin
albinism
albin / ism
white / condition
lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white
albino
albino
a person afflicted with albinism
alopecia
bladness