Lesson 10 - Integumentary System

Question 1

Derm/o, dermat/o

Answer 1

Skin

Question 2

Hidr/o

Answer 2

Sweat, perspiration

Question 3

Kerat/o

Answer 3

Keratin, horny layer of skin

Question 4

Melan/o

Answer 4

Dark, black, melanin

Question 5

Onych/o

Answer 5

nail

Question 6

Seb/o

Answer 6

Sebum, sebaceous

Question 7

Trich/o *trichomycosis

Answer 7

Hair

Question 8

Acne

Answer 8

Inflammation disease of the sebaceous gland and hair follicles

Question 9

Albinism

Answer 9

Hereditary lack of pigment in the skin

Question 10

Alopecia

Answer 10

Absence or loss of hair

Question 11

Basal cel carcinoma

Answer 11

An epithelial tumor that rarely metastasizes and has a high cure rate with surgical removal

Question 12

Cicatrix

Answer 12

A scar

Question 13

Comedo

Answer 13

A plug of sebum

Question 14

Dermatophytosis*

Answer 14

Fungal infection of the skin, especially between the toes

Question 15

Eczema

Answer 15

General term for inflammation of the skin with redness, lesions and itching

*atopic dermatitis

Question 16

Hemangioma

Answer 16

A benign tumor of blood vessels

Question 17

Hirsutism

Answer 17

Excessive hair growth

Question 18

Kaposi’s sarcoma

Answer 18

Cancerous lesion of the skin and other tissues seen most often in patients with AIDS

Question 19

Keloid

Answer 19

Raised, thickened scar caused by overgrowth of the tissue during scar formation

Question 20

Malignant melanoma

Answer 20

A metastasizing pigment tumour of the skin

Question 21

Nevus

Answer 21

Defined discolouration of the skin, congenital vascular tumor of the skin (birthmark/mole)

Question 22

Pressure ulcer

Answer 22

Casued by pressure to an area of the body by a bed or a chair

Question 23

Psoriasis

Answer 23

Chronic hereditary dermatitis with red lesions covered by silvery scales

Question 24

Rosacea

Answer 24

Unknown cause with redness of skin, pustules and overactive sebaceous glands

Question 25

Senile lentigines

Answer 25

Brown macules that appear on adult sun-exposed skin; liver spots

Question 26

Shingles

Answer 26

Acute eruption of vesicles along the path of a nerve

Question 27

Squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 27

Epidermal cancer that may invade deeper tissue but tends not to metastasize

Question 28

Urticaria

Answer 28

Skin reaction marked by temporary, smooth raised areas associated with itching (wheals)

Question 29

Verruca

Answer 29

Epidermal tumor, a wart

Question 30

Vitiligo

Answer 30

Patchy disappearance of pigment in the skin, leukoderma