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Lesson 10 Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

What is a benign, slow-growing fatty tumor located between the skin and the muscle layer?

A

lipoma

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2
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What is the destruction of tissue by burning?

A

cauterization

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3
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What is the removal of a small piece of living tissue for examination?

A

biopsy

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4
Q

The lesions of psoriasis are called what?

A

plaques

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5
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What does purulent mean?

A

producing pus

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6
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What is alopecia?

A

loss of hair on the scalp

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7
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What does it mean if a lesion is pruritic?

A

it is itchy

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8
Q

In the term onychomycosis, what does the word part “onych/o” mean?

A

nail

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9
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What word part means “black”?

A

melan/o

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10
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What is the removal of dirt, debris, foreign objects, and damaged tissue from a wound?

A

debridement

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11
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What are glands that secrete sebum?

A

sebaceous

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12
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What is a collection of clotted blood trapped in the tissues?

A

hematoma

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13
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What is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating skin disorders?

A

dermatologist

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14
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What is the treatment for a skin abscess that involves cutting open the abscess and draining the contents?

A

I&D

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15
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What is the meedication that can be injected into muscles on the forehead to reduce the appearance of frown lines?

A

botox

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16
Q

What is another term for whiteheads?

A

closed comedones

17
Q

What is the pigment that determines the color of the skin?

A

melanin

18
Q

What is another term for a sebaceous cyst, a closed sac found just under the skin?

A

epidermoid cyst

19
Q

What is a torn or jagged wound?

A

laceration

20
Q

What is the medical term for a “bruise”?

A

ecchymosis

21
Q

What is an infection of the skin fold around a nail?

A

paronychia

22
Q

What does diaphoresis mean?

A

profuse sweating

23
Q

What is a “breaking out, or eruption, that changes the color or texture of the skin”?

A

rash

24
Q

The term cutaneous means pertaining to what?

A

skin

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