Integumentary System Flashcards
1
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adip/o
A
fat, fatty tissue
2
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albin/o
A
absence of pigment
3
Q
caus/o
A
burning or corroding
4
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cry/o
A
cold, freezing
5
Q
cutane/o
A
pertaining to the skin
6
Q
dermat/o
A
the skin
7
Q
diaphor/o
A
sweat
8
Q
erythemat/o
A
redness of the skin
9
Q
hidr/o
A
sweat
10
Q
myc/o
A
mushroom, fungus
11
Q
onchy/o
A
fingernail, toenail
12
Q
pil/o
A
hair
13
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psor/o
A
itch
14
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py/o
A
pus
15
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scler/o
A
hard
16
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trich/o
A
pertaining to hair
17
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ungu/o
A
nail
18
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-ism
A
condition or theory of; principle or method
19
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hyper-
A
high, beyond, excessive, or above normal
20
Q
-iasis
A
disease characterized by or produced by
21
Q
-rrhea
A
flow or discharge
22
Q
auto-
A
self
23
Q
adipocytes
A
fat cells
24
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collagen
A
a fibrous protein found in cartilage and other tissue
25
dermis
middle layer of skin
26
epidermis
top layer of skin
27
keratin
a type of protein found on epithelial cells, which line the inside and outside surfaces of the body
28
melanocytes
cell that produces melanin
29
sebum
an oily substance produced by skin glands
30
squamous cell
flat cell that looks like a fish scale under a microscope
31
subcutaneous layer
lowest layer of skin; hypodermis
