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Integumentary System Flashcards

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1
Q

What is this system composed of ?

A

the skin, nails and glands

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2
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Adip/o means ?

A

fat

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3
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aut/o means?

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self

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bi/o means ?

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life

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5
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coni/o means ?

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dust

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crypt/o means?

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hidden

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7
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cutane/o means?

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skin

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8
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derm/o means?

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skin

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9
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heter/o means?

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other

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10
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hidr/o means

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sweat

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11
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kerat/o means

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tissue / cornea

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12
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lip/o means

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fat

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13
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melan/o

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black

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14
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myc/o means?

A

fungus

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15
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necr/o means?

A

death

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16
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onychol means?

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nail

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17
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pachy/o means ?

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thick

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18
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pilo mans?

A

hair

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19
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rhiytid/o mean ?

A

wrinkles

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scler/o means ?

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hardening sclera?

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21
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seb/o means?

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sebum/ sebaceous

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22
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squam/o means ?

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scales

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23
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staphyl/o means?

A

grape-like clusters

24
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steat/o means ?

A

fat

25
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strept/o means?

A

twisted chains

26
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sudor/o means?

A

sweat

27
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trich/o means?

A

hair

28
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ungu/o means?

A

nail

29
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xen/o means?

A

foreign/ strange

30
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xer/o means ?

A

dry

31
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Abrasion

A

scraping away of skin by mechanical processes or injury

32
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Abscess

A

localized collection of pus

33
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acne

A

inflammatory skin disease involving hair follicles and glands

34
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adipose

A

fat, fatty

35
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allergy

A

hypersensitivity

36
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Alopecia

A

hair loss

37
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Bacteria

A
  1. single celled microorganism

2. reproduce through cell division

38
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Candidiasis

A

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

39
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cellulitis

A

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

40
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cicatrix

A

scar

41
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contusion

A

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

42
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cyst

A

a closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material

43
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cytomegalovirus

A

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

44
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Diaphoresis

A

profuse sweating

45
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Ecchymosis

A

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

46
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Eczema

A

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

47
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Edema

A

puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid

48
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Emollient

A

Agent that softens or soothes the skin

49
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Erythma

A

redness

50
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Fissure

A

slit or crack-like sore in the skin

51
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Fungus

A

organism that feeds by absorbing organic molecules from its surrounding

52
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Furuncle

A
  1. painful skin node caused by staphylococcal bacteria inn a hair follicle
  2. also called a boil
53
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Gangrene

A

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

54
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herpes

A

inflammatory skin disease

55
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Impetigo

A

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

Medical Assistant: Body Systems 1 (6 decks)

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