Integumentary System Terminology

Question 1

Adeno

Answer 1

Gland

Question 2

Cutaneo

Answer 2

Skin

Question 3

Cryo

Answer 3

cold

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Cyan

Answer 4

Blue

Question 5

Derma

Answer 5

Skin

Question 6

Erythemato

Answer 6

Redness

Question 7

Epi-

Answer 7

upon, above

Question 8

lipo

Answer 8

fat

Question 9

melan

Answer 9

black

Question 10

necro

Answer 10

death

Question 11

onych

Answer 11

nail

Question 12

-ous

Answer 12

pertaining to

Question 13

pil-

Answer 13

hair

Question 14

pyo

Answer 14

pus

Question 15

sebo

Answer 15

oil, sebum

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squam

Answer 16

scaly

Question 17

sub-

Answer 17

below

Question 18

thermo-

Answer 18

heat

Question 19

vasculo-

Answer 19

blood vessel

Question 20

Abrasion

Answer 20

scraping away of the top layer of skin

Question 21

Adipose

Answer 21

fatty tissue

Question 22

Albinism

Answer 22

Deficiency in pigment

Question 23

Alopecia

Answer 23

baldness to all or small portions of the head

Question 24

Boils (Carbuncles)

Answer 24

Painful bacterial infection of the hair follicle

Question 25

Dermatitis

Answer 25

noncontagious, inflammation of the skin

Question 26

Fascia

Answer 26

membrane supporting the muscles

Question 27

Gland

Answer 27

tiny organ that secretes chemical substances

Question 28

Impetigo

Answer 28

contagious skin disorders characterized by vesicles that rupture and develop yellow crust

Question 29

Keratin

Answer 29

protein that helps to form a waterproof barrier on the skin and nails

Question 30

Macule

Answer 30

flat, discolored area of the skin usually less than one centimeter in diameter

Question 31

Matrix

Answer 31

Nail bed

Question 32

Melanin

Answer 32

pigment that gives skin, hair, and eyes color

Question 33

Melanocytes

Answer 33

skin-color cellss

Question 34

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Answer 34

Bacteria that causes infection to different parts of the body that has become resistant to standard antibiotic treatment medications.

Question 35

Papule

Answer 35

Elevated, solid area that forms on the skin

Question 36

pruritis

Answer 36

Itching

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psoriasis

Answer 37

chronic noncontagious inflammatory autoimmune skin disease characterized by silvery, white patches on the skin

Question 38

Pustule

Answer 38

a vesicle that becomes filled with pus

Question 39

Rule of nines

Answer 39

Algorithm used to calculate the percentage of body surface that has been burned

Question 40

Sebum

Answer 40

Oil

Question 41

Stratum corneum

Answer 41

Dead, flat cells that flake off daily

Question 42

Stratum germinativum

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Deepest layer of epidermis that helps to regenerate cells

Question 43

Tumor

Answer 43

solid abnormal mass of cells that may extend into cutaneous tissue

Question 44

Ulcer (superficial and decubitus)

Answer 44

depressed lesion of the epidermis and dermis

Question 45

Urticaria (hives)

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temporarily elevated area that is itchy and may be red in color

Question 46

Vesicle

Answer 46

small blister

Question 47

Warts Verrucae

Answer 47

viral infection that affects the skin and nails