Integumentary - Chapter 16

Question 1

diaphor/o

Answer 1

sweat

diaphoresis - condition of sweating

Question 2

hidr/o

Answer 2

sweat

Question 3

ichthy

Answer 3

dry, scaly

Question 4

myc/o

Answer 4

fungus

Question 5

onych/o

Answer 5

nail (of fingers or toes)

onych/o/myc/losis -

Question 6

trich/o

Answer 6

hair

Question 7

xer/o

Answer 7

dry

Question 8

ungu/o

Answer 8

nail

sub/unqu/al - pertaining to under the nail

Question 9

adip/o

Answer 9

fat

Question 10

albin/o

Answer 10

white

Question 11

kerat/o

Answer 11

keratin, hard, horny tissue

Question 12

xanth/o

Answer 12

yellow

xanth/oma - yellow fluid filled collection/ mass/ tumor

Question 13

melan/o

Answer 13

black

Question 14

seb/o

Answer 14

sebum

Question 15

impetigo

Answer 15

bacterial inflammatory skin disease

- vesicles, pustules & crusted over lesions

Question 16

scabies

Answer 16

parasitic infection; severe itching

Question 17

tinea

Answer 17

fungal skin infection

• tinea corpus - body
• tinea pedis - fee
• tinea barbae - beard/moustache
• tinea capitis - ringworm of scalp

Question 18

verruca

Answer 18

wart

Question 19

squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 19

malignant tumor of squamous cell; can be anywhere in body (mouth, lung, larynx - anywhere there is squamous cells)

Question 20

cyst-

Answer 20

urinary bladder sac of fluid

Question 21

fissure

Answer 21

groove or crack-like sore

Question 22

macule

Answer 22

flat lesion measuring

Question 23

papule

Answer 23

small, solid elevation of skin

Question 24

polyp

Answer 24

growth extending from surface of mucous membrane

Question 25

pustule

Answer 25

papule containing pus

Question 26

ulcer

Answer 26

open sore on the skin or mucous membrane

Question 27

decubitus ulcer

Answer 27

bed sore - caused by pressure from the inside out (lying in one position for too long)

Question 28

vesicle

Answer 28

small collection (papule) of clear fluid (e.g. blister)

Question 29

wheal

Answer 29

smooth, swollen papule, or plaque that is redder or paler than surrounding skin; usually itchy [mosquito bite, hives]

Question 30

seborrhea

Answer 30

excessive secretion from sebaceous gland

Question 31

paronychia

Answer 31

inflammation & swelling of soft tissue about the nail

Question 32

causalgia

Answer 32

burning sensation (pain) in skin

Question 33

rhytid-

Answer 33

wrinkle

Question 34

alopecia

Answer 34

absence of hair where it usually grows

Question 35

pruritus

Answer 35

itching (symptom)

Question 36

urticaria

Answer 36

hives

- acute allergic reaction; red, round wheals develop on skin

Question 37

burn

Answer 37

1st degree - superficial (sunburn)
2nd degree - partial thickness (thru epidermis; affects dermis)
3rd degree - burns through blood supply & nerves (so is white)
4th degree - through to tendon, muscle & bone

Question 38

eczema

Answer 38

atopic dermatitis

- inflammatory skin disease

Question 39

gangrene

Answer 39

death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply

Question 40

acne

Answer 40

chronic papular & pustular eruption of skin w/increased sebum production

Question 41

psoriasis

Answer 41

chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy, scaly, red plaques covered by silver gray scales

Question 42

basal cell carcinoma

Answer 42

malignant tumor of basal cell layer of epidermis