Integumentary System Flashcards

1
Q

Absence of pigment in skin:

Select one:

  • Erythroderma
  • Melanism
  • Xanthoderma
  • Dermatitis
  • Albinism
A

Albinism

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2
Q

A type of epithelial cell in the epidermis:

  • Adipocyte
  • Neuron
  • Chondrocyte
  • Histiocyte
  • Squamous cell
A

Squamous cell

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3
Q

Itching:

  • Pruritus
  • Petechiae
  • Alopecia
  • Purpura
A

Pruritus

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4
Q

Fatty mass within a sebaceous gland:

  • Steatoma
  • Lipoma
  • Pilosebaceous
  • Onychophagia
  • Verruca
A

Steatoma

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5
Q

Profuse sweating:

  • Anhidrosis
  • Diaphoresis
  • Hidradenitis
  • Seborrhea
  • Keratosis
A

Diaphoresis

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6
Q

Red, round wheals (hives):

  • urticaria
  • urtakaria
  • urtikaria
A

Urticaria

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7
Q

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • xanthoma
  • xanantoma
A

Xanthoma

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8
Q

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • wheel
  • wheal
A

Wheal

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9
Q

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • verruca
  • veruca
A

Verruca

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10
Q

Match the cutaneous lesions with their correct meanings.
“Circumscribed collection of pus”

  • cyst
  • fissure
  • macule
  • nodule
  • papule
  • polyp
  • pustule
  • ulcer
A

Pustule

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11
Q

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • tinnea
  • tinea
A

Tinea

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12
Q

Match the following cutaneous lesions with their descriptions.
“Small collection of clear fluid (serum); blister”

  • crust
  • vesicle
  • erosion
  • fissure
  • macule
  • nodule
  • papule
A

Vesicle

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13
Q

Select the term that is spelled correctly:

  • pilosebaceous
  • pillosebaecous
A

Pilosebaceous

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14
Q

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Pigment that gives the skin color”

  • albinism
  • alopecia
  • anhidrosis
  • causalgia
  • melanin
  • cuticle
  • dermabrasion
  • dermatophytosis
A

Melanin

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15
Q

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Bedsore”

  • acne
  • basal cell carcinoma
  • bullae
  • callus
  • cicatrix
  • decubitus ulcer
  • ecchymoses
  • eczema
A

Decubitus ulcer

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16
Q

Match the pathologic skin conditions with their correct descriptions.
“Chronic or acute inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, pustular, or papular lesions”
- acne
- decubitus ulcer
- eczema
- gangrene
- impetigo
- malignant melanoma
- psoriasis
- scleroderma

A

Eczema

17
Q

Bullae:

  • Papules
  • Macules
  • Fissures
  • Large blisters
  • Nodule
A

Large blisters

18
Q

Moles that can develop into malignant melanoma:

  • Basal cell carcinomas
  • Squamous cell carcinomas
  • Verrucae
  • Dysplastic nevi
  • Polyps
A

Dysplastic nevi

19
Q

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Half-moon-shaped white area at the base of a nail”

  • albinism
  • alopecia
  • lunula
  • causalgia
  • collagen
  • cuticle
  • dermabrasion
  • dermatophytosis
A

Lunula

20
Q

Procedure in which layers of growth are removed and examined microscopically:

  • Fungal test
  • Scratch test
  • Mohs surgery
  • Cryosurgery
  • Punch biopsy
A

Mohs surgery

21
Q

Bed sore; break in continuity of skin:

  • Leukoplakia
  • Psoriasis
  • Tinea
  • Decubitus ulcer
  • Scleroderma
A

Decubitus ulcer

22
Q

A wheal is a/an:

  • Macule
  • Wart
  • Polyp
  • Ulcer
  • Hive
A

Hive

23
Q

Match the meanings with their correct terms.
Epithelium

  • collection of pigmented cells on the skin surface
  • layer of skin cells on outer and inner surfaces on the body
  • pertaining to fat
  • hard protein material found in the skin, hiar, and nails
  • structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue
  • hives
  • a black pigment formed by cells in the skin
  • fungal infection of the skin
A

Layer of skin cells on outer and inner surfaces on the body

24
Q

Match the terms with their correct meanings.
“Middle layer of the skin”

  • albino
  • apocrine sweat gland
  • basal layer
  • collagen
  • cuticle
  • dermis
  • eccrine sweat gland
  • epidermis
A

Dermis

25
Q

Flat lesion; freckle

-pustule
-nodule
-papule
-macule
- ulcer

A

macule

26
Q

Separation of nail and nail bed

  • paronychia
  • lunula
  • onychomycosis
  • onycholysis
A

onycholysis