Med Term #6 Integumentary System

Question 1

skin

Answer 1

Cutaneo, Derma

Question 2

cold

Answer 2

Cryo

Question 3

blue

Answer 3

Cyan

Question 4

black

Answer 4

Melan

Question 5

nail

Answer 5

-Onych

Question 6

gland

Answer 6

Adeno

Question 7

fat

Answer 7

Lipo

Question 8

redness

Answer 8

Erythemato

Question 9

death

Answer 9

Necro

Question 10

pertaining to

Answer 10

-Ous

Question 11

upon; above

Answer 11

Epi-

Question 12

below

Answer 12

Sub

Question 13

blood vessel

Answer 13

Vasculo-

Question 14

hair

Answer 14

Pil-

Question 15

oil; sebum

Answer 15

Sebo

Question 16

pus

Answer 16

Pyo

Question 17

scaly

Answer 17

Squam

Question 18

heat

Answer 18

Thermo

Question 19

nail bed

Answer 19

Matrix

Question 20

tiny organ that secretes chemical substances.

Answer 20

Gland

Question 21

flat, discolored area of the skin, usually less than 1cm in diameter.

Answer 21

Macule

Question 22

baldness to all or small portion of the head.

Answer 22

Alopecia

Question 23

deficiency in pigment.

Answer 23

Albinism

Question 24

membrane supporting the muscles.

Answer 24

Fascia

Question 25

protein that helps form a waterproof barrier on skin and nails.

Answer 25

Keratin

Question 26

painful bacterial infection of the hair follicle; a boil.

Answer 26

Carbuncle

Question 27

scraping away the top layer of skin.

Answer 27

Abrasion

Question 28

noncontagious inflammation of the skin.

Answer 28

Dermatitis

Question 29

fatty tissue

Answer 29

Adipose

Question 30

contagious skin disorder characterized by vesicles that rupture and develop yellow crust.

Answer 30

Impetigo

Question 31

pigment that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color.

Answer 31

Melanin

Question 32

skin-color cells

Answer 32

Melanocytes

Question 33

itching

Answer 33

Pruritus

Question 34

a vesicle that becomes filled with pus.

Answer 34

Pustule

Question 35

oil

Answer 35

Sebum

Question 36

temporarily elevated area that is itchy & may be red in color; hives

Answer 36

Urticaria

Question 37

small blister

Answer 37

Vesicle

Question 38

elevated, solid area that forms on the skin.

Answer 38

Papule

Question 39

solid, abnormal mass of cells that may extend into cutaneous tissue.

Answer 39

Tumor

Question 40

algorithm used to calculate % of body surface burned.

Answer 40

Rule of Nines

Question 41

depressed lesion of the epidermis and dermis.

Answer 41

Ulcer

Question 42

viral infection that affects the skin and nails; warts.

Answer 42

Verrucae

Question 43

bacteria that causes infection to different parts of the body & has become resistant to standard antibiotic treatments.

Answer 43

MRSA

Question 44

chronic, non-contagious, inflammatory autoimmune skin disease characterized by slivery-white patches on the skin.

Answer 44

Psoriasis

Question 45

methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

Answer 45

What does “MRSA” stand for?