Chapter 3 (The Integumentary System—Dermatology) Flashcards
epidermis
outermost layer of skin, the one that is visible
made up of squamous cells (scaly appearance)
dermis
layer of skin under epidermis, home to hair follicles, nerves, and glands
hair follicles
roots of your hair, anchor the hair to the skin and provide nourishment to it
glands
groups of cells that release fluid
skin has 2 types of glands:
1. sweat glands (hidro) release sweat to ride the body of waste and to cool the body
2. sebaceous glands (sebaceo) secrete oil as a natural moisturizer for the skin and hair
keratin
hard, specialized tissue that makes up our nails, nails protect your fingers and toes and provide a good base for movement
adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
Root
Definition: fat
Ex: adipocyte, lipoma, steatosis
cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
Root
Definition: skin
Ex: dermatology, subcutaneous, epidermal
pil/o, trich/o
Root
Definition: hair
Ex: piloid, atrichosis
hidr/o
Root
Definition: sweat
Ex: hyperhidrosis
squam/o
Root
Definition: scale
Ex: squamous layer
onych/o, ungu/o
Root
Definition: nail
Ex: onychalgia, subungual
seb/o, sebace/o
Root
Definition: oil
Ex: sebolith, pilosebaceous
crypt/o
Root
Definition: hidden
Ex: onychocryptosis (ingrown nail)
kerat/o
Root
Definition: hard, horny
Ex: keratosis, keratoderma
xer/o
Root
Definition: dry
Ex: xeroderma
xanthr/o
Root
Definition: yellow
Ex: xanthroderma
erythr/o
Root
Definition: red
Ex: erythroderma
leuk/o, alb/o
Root
Definition: white
Ex: leukoderma, albinism
melan/o
Root
Definition: black
Ex: melanoma
cerumen
ear wax
macule, macula
MAK-yool / MAK-yoo-lah
a small flat, discolored area (freckle, spot, stain)
patch
a larger, flat, discolored area (larger macules)
papule
PAP-yool
a small solid mass
small bumps under 1cm
plaque
PLAK
a solid mass on the surface of the skin (large and flat like a plateau)