Integumentary System

Question 1

Derm/o , dermat/o

Answer 1

Skin

Question 2

Hidr/o

Answer 2

Sweat, perspiration

Question 3

Kerat/o

Answer 3

Keratin, horny layer of the skin

Question 4

Melan/o

Answer 4

Dark, black, melanin

Question 5

Onych/o

Answer 5

Nail

Question 6

Seb/o

Answer 6

Sebum, Sebaceous Gland

Question 7

Trich/o

Answer 7

Hair

Question 8

Acne

Answer 8

An inflammation disease of the sebaceous glands and the hair follicles usually associated with excess secretion sebum; acne vulgaris

Question 9

Albinism

Answer 9

A hereditary lack of pigment in skin, hair, eyes

Question 10

Alopecia

Answer 10

Absence or loss of hair; baldness

Question 11

Basal cell carcinoma

Answer 11

An epithelial tumor that rarely metastasizes and has a high cure rate with surgical removal

Question 12

Cicatrix

Answer 12

A scar; a scar formation is called cicatrisation

Question 13

Comedo

Answer 13

A plug of sebum, often containing bacteria, in a hair follicle; a blackhead (plural: comedones)

Question 14

Dermatophytosis

Answer 14

Fungal infection of the skin, especially between the toes; athlete’s foot (phyt/o=plant)

Question 15

Eczema

Answer 15

General term for inflammation of the skin with redness, lesions, and itching; atopic dermatitis

Question 16

Hemangioma

Answer 16

A benign tumor of blood vessels; in the skin, a birthmark or a port wine stain

Question 17

Hirsutism

Answer 17

Excessive growth of hair;
Hypertrichosis (the same meaning)

Question 18

Kaposi’s sarcoma

Answer 18

Cancerous lesions of the skin and other tissues seen most often in patients with AIDS

Question 19

Keloid

Answer 19

Raised, thickened scar caused by overgrowth of tissue during scar formation (vs. Cicatrix)

Question 20

Malignant melanoma

Answer 20

A metastasizing pigmented tumor of the skin

Question 21

Pressure ulcer

Answer 21

Caused by pressure to an area of the body by a bed or a chair; decubitus ulcer, bedsore, pressure sore

Question 22

Psoriasis

Answer 22

A chronic hereditary dermatitis with red lesions covered by silvery scales

Question 23

Rosacea

Answer 23

Unknown cause with redness of skin, pustules and overactive sebaceous glands mainly on face

Question 24

Senile lentigines

Answer 24

Brown macules that appear on adult sun-exposed skin; liver spots

Question 25

Shingles

Answer 25

An acute eruption of vesicles along the path of a nerve; herpes zoster; caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox

Question 26

Squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 26

Epidermal cancer that may invade deeper tissues but tends not to metastasize

Question 27

Urticaria

Answer 27

Skin reaction marked by temporary, smooth, raised areas (wheals) associated with itching; hives

Question 28

Verruca

Answer 28

An epidermal tumor; a wart

Question 29

Vitiligo

Answer 29

Patchy disappearance of pigment in the skin; also called leukoderma
“White skin patches”