Integumentary System Flashcards
contains info on: combining forms suffixes prefixes and the layers of the skin
1
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albin/o
A
white
2
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angi/o
A
vessel
3
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bas/o
A
base
4
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bi/o
A
life
5
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
6
Q
cauter/o
A
to burn
7
Q
cry/o
A
cold
7
Q
cortic/o
A
outer layer
7
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
8
Q
chem/o
A
chemical
9
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
10
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
11
Q
derm/o
A
skin
12
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
13
Q
diaphor/o
A
profuse sweating
14
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
15
Q
erythr/o
A
red
16
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esthesi/o
A
feeling
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hem/o
A
blood
18
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hidr/o
A
sweat
19
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ichthy/o
A
scaly, dry
20
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kerat/o
A
hard, horny
21
Q
leuk/o
A
white
22
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lip/o
A
fat
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melan/o
black
24
myc/o
fungus
25
necr/o
death
26
onych/o
nail
27
pedicul/o
lice
28
phot/o
light
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py/o
pus
30
rhytid/o
wrinkle
31
sarc/o
flesh
32
scler/o
hard
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seb/o
oil
34
septic/o
infection
35
system/o
system
36
trich/o
hair
37
ungu/o
nail
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vesic/o
sac
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xer/o
dry
40
-al
pertaining to
41
-derma
skin condition
42
-ectomy
surgical removal
43
-emia
blood condition
44
-ia
state, condition
45
-iasis
abnormal condition
46
-ic
pertaining to
47
-ism
state of
48
-itis
inflammation
49
-logy
study of
50
-malacia
abnormal softening
51
-oma
mass, tumor
52
-opsy
view of
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-osis
abnormal condition
54
-ous
pertaining to
55
-phagia
eat, swallow
56
-plasty
surgical repair
57
-rrhea
discharge
58
-tic
pertaining to
59
-tome
instrument to cut
60
-ule
small
61
allo-
other
62
an-
without
63
anti-
against
64
auto-
self
65
de-
without
66
epi-
above
67
hyper-
excessive
68
hypo-
below
69
intra-
within
70
para-
beside
71
sub-
under
72
xeno-
foreign
73
sweat glands (sudoriferous glands)
assist body in maintaining internal temperature regulation
74
sebaceous glands
produces an oily substance that lubricates the skin's surface
75
sensory receptors
detect temperature, pain, touch, and pressure
76
epidermis
superficial to the dermis and hypodermis
77
epidermis upper layer
contains a stratified squamous epithelium, which consists of scale-like cells that overlap in layers or strata
78
epidermis lower layer
contains the basal layer that pushes deads cells to the epidermis, contains melanocytes that produce melanin
79
keratin
hard protein that fills a cell when it dies and is pushed up the epidermis layer
80
melanocytes
produce melanin, which provides pigment to the skin
81
dermis(corium)
it is the true skin that contains the blood supply, and connective tissue
82
dermis(corium) houses
hair follicles
sweat glands
sebaceous glands
blood vessels
lymph vessels
sensory receptors
nerve fibers
muscle fibers
83
subcutaneous layer(hypodermis)
is the deeper layer of the skin, composed of lipocytes and provides insulation
84
lipocytes
fat cells
85
accessory organs
include:
hair
nails
sebaceous glands
sweat glands
86
hair
is composed of keratin
87
hair root
forces the older keratinized cells to move upward, forming the hair shaft
88
hair folicle
is what houses the hair shaft that is being pushed upward
89
nails
flat plate composed of keratin called the nail body. the nail body is connected to the tissue underneath b the nail bed
90
lunula
the light-colored half-moon are at the base of the nail
91
cutaneous
pertaining to skin
92
dermal
pertaining to skin
93
dermic
pertaining to skin
94
epidermal
pertaining to above (upon) skin
95
hypodermic
pertaining to below skin
96
intradermal
pertaining to within the skin
97
subcutaneous
pertaining to under skin
98
ungual
pertaining to nails
