Exercise 1 Flashcards
A fungus that causes skin infections
DERMATOPHYTE
No sense of taste
AGEUSIA
Incision into the eardrum - Starts with M
MYRINGOTOMY
Purulent skin condition
PYODERMA
Double vision
DIPLOPIA
Painful hair
TRICHALGIA
Hearing loss due to old age
PRESBYCUSIS
Pertaining to the eyelid
PALPEBRAL
Pertaining to sebum
SEBACEOUS
Inflammation of the lacrimal sac
DACRYOCYSTITIS
grows out of a follicle
hair
hard covering on dorsal surfaces of fingers and toes
nail
cells that make melanin for skin colour
melanocytes
skin’s own natural oil
sebum
middle layer of skin
dermis
hair grows out of these tiny tubes
follicles
moon shaped crescent on the nail
lunula
glands containing sweat
sweat glands
outermost layer of skin
epidermis
covering of proximal end of the cuticle
cuticle
These receptor cells detect smell
olfactory receptors
This muscle moves the eye towards the nose
medial rectus
Secretion from this gland becomes body odour when its molecules are decomposed by bacteria on the skin
apocrine sweat gland
Fingerprints are formed from these
friction ridges
What is considered to be the ‘window’ of the eye?
cornea
What is the name of the cells that are sensory receptors in the epidermis?
Merkel cells
Which part of the inner ear is not involved with balance?
cochlea
This part of the lacrimal apparatus produces the watery portion of tears
lacrimal gland
In which layer of the epidermis are stem cells found?
stratum basale
Which of the following is not an ossicle?
auricle
