Integumentary System

Question 1

What is this system composed of ?

Answer 1

the skin, nails and glands

Question 2

Adip/o means ?

Answer 2

fat

Question 3

aut/o means?

Answer 3

self

Question 4

bi/o means ?

Answer 4

life

Question 5

coni/o means ?

Answer 5

dust

Question 6

crypt/o means?

Answer 6

hidden

Question 7

cutane/o means?

Answer 7

skin

Question 8

derm/o means?

Answer 8

skin

Question 9

heter/o means?

Answer 9

other

Question 10

hidr/o means

Answer 10

sweat

Question 11

kerat/o means

Answer 11

tissue / cornea

Question 12

lip/o means

Answer 12

fat

Question 13

melan/o

Answer 13

black

Question 14

myc/o means?

Answer 14

fungus

Question 15

necr/o means?

Answer 15

death

Question 16

onychol means?

Answer 16

nail

Question 17

pachy/o means ?

Answer 17

thick

Question 18

pilo mans?

Answer 18

hair

Question 19

rhiytid/o mean ?

Answer 19

wrinkles

Question 20

scler/o means ?

Answer 20

hardening sclera?

Question 21

seb/o means?

Answer 21

sebum/ sebaceous

Question 22

squam/o means ?

Answer 22

scales

Question 23

staphyl/o means?

Answer 23

grape-like clusters

Question 24

steat/o means ?

Answer 24

fat

Question 25

strept/o means?

Answer 25

twisted chains

Question 26

sudor/o means?

Answer 26

sweat

Question 27

trich/o means?

Answer 27

hair

Question 28

ungu/o means?

Answer 28

nail

Question 29

xen/o means?

Answer 29

foreign/ strange

Question 30

xer/o means ?

Answer 30

dry

Question 31

Abrasion

Answer 31

scraping away of skin by mechanical processes or injury

Question 32

Abscess

Answer 32

localized collection of pus

Question 33

acne

Answer 33

inflammatory skin disease involving hair follicles and glands

Question 34

adipose

Answer 34

fat, fatty

Question 35

allergy

Answer 35

hypersensitivity

Question 36

Alopecia

Answer 36

hair loss

Question 37

Bacteria

Answer 37

1. single celled microorganism

2. reproduce through cell division

Question 38

Candidiasis

Answer 38

Infection of the skin, composed of cluster of boil caused by staphylococcal bacteria

Question 39

cellulitis

Answer 39

inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue cause by infection and leads to redness, swelling, fever and scar.

Question 40

cicatrix

Answer 40

scar

Question 41

contusion

Answer 41

injury with no break in the skin, composed of pain, swelling, and discolouration. (Also known as a bruise)

Question 42

cyst

Answer 42

a closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material

Question 43

cytomegalovirus

Answer 43

a herpes type of virus that normally causes a disease when the immune system is compromised

Question 44

Diaphoresis

Answer 44

profuse sweating

Question 45

Ecchymosis

Answer 45

escape of blood into the tissue, which causes artificial discolouration “black/blue” marks also called a bruise

Question 46

Eczema

Answer 46

non infectious inflammatory skin disease characterized by redness, blisters, scabs, and itching. This is also called atopic dermatitis

Question 47

Edema

Answer 47

puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid

Question 48

Emollient

Answer 48

Agent that softens or soothes the skin

Question 49

Erythma

Answer 49

redness

Question 50

Fissure

Answer 50

slit or crack-like sore in the skin

Question 51

Fungus

Answer 51

organism that feeds by absorbing organic molecules from its surrounding

Question 52

Furuncle

Answer 52

1. painful skin node caused by staphylococcal bacteria inn a hair follicle
2. also called a boil

Question 53

Gangrene

Answer 53

death of tissue cause by loss of blood supply, followed by bacterial invasion.

Question 54

herpes

Answer 54

inflammatory skin disease

Question 55

Impetigo

Answer 55

superficial skin infection composed of pustules, and caused by staphylococcal or streptcoccal