Integumentary System Test Vocabulary

Question 1

Dermatitis

Answer 1

swelling of the skin (skin rash)

Question 2

Allergen

Answer 2

something to which you are allergic

Question 3

Allergic contact dermatitis

Answer 3

rash caused by contact with an allergen

Question 4

Histamine

Answer 4

chemical released from mast cells in response to an allergen

Question 5

Pruritus

Answer 5

itching

Question 6

Xerosis

Answer 6

dry skin

Question 7

Hyperhidrosis

Answer 7

excessive sweating

Question 8

Anhidrosis

Answer 8

decreased sweating

Question 9

Melanin

Answer 9

a protein pigment that gives the skin, hair, and eyes their color

Question 10

Freckles (ephelides)

Answer 10

accumlation of melanin in patches, usually not cancerous

Question 11

Mole (nevus)

Answer 11

a benign (non-cancerous) growth on the skin that is formed by a cluster of melanocytes. usually dark and may be raised from the skin

Question 12

Keratin

Answer 12

protein found in hair, skin, and nails that give strength and waterproofing

Question 13

Alopecia

Answer 13

hair loss

Question 14

Urticaria (Hives)

Answer 14

allergic reaction of the skin that produces reddish elevated patches

Question 15

Ulcer

Answer 15

open sore

Question 16

Lanugo

Answer 16

hair follicles that develop in the 5th month of fetal development that recede beneath the skin near birth

Question 17

Hypertrichosis

Answer 17

a disorder in which hair follicles continue to produce air in areas that normal cease producing hair

Question 18

Urushiol

Answer 18

oil or resin contained in poison ivy, oak, and sumac

Question 19

oil or resin contained in poison ivy, oak, and sumac

Answer 19

urushiol

Question 20

a disorder in which hair follicles continue to produce air in areas that normal cease producing hair

Answer 20

hypertrichosis

Question 21

hair follicles that develop in the 5th month of fetal development that recede beneath the skin near birth

Answer 21

lanugo

Question 22

open sore

Answer 22

ulcer

Question 23

allergic reaction of the skin that produces reddish elevated patches

Answer 23

urticaria (hives)

Question 24

hair loss

Answer 24

alopecia

Question 25

protein found in hair, skin, and nails that give strength and waterproofing

Answer 25

keratin

Question 26

swelling of the skin (rash)

Answer 26

dermatitis

Question 27

something to which you are allergic

Answer 27

allergen

Question 28

rash caused by contact with an allergen

Answer 28

allergic contact dermatitis

Question 29

chemical released from mast cells in response to an allergen

Answer 29

histamine

Question 30

itching

Answer 30

pruritus

Question 31

dry skin

Answer 31

xerosis

Question 32

excessive sweating

Answer 32

hyperhidrosis

Question 33

decreased sweating

Answer 33

anhidrosis

Question 34

a protein pigment that gives the skin, hair, and eyes their color

Answer 34

melanin

Question 35

accumulation of melanin in patches, usually not cancerous

Answer 35

freckles (ephelides)

Question 36

a benign (non-cancerous) growth on the skin that is formed by a cluster of melanocytes. usually dark and may be raised from the skin

Answer 36

mole (nevus)