Med Terms

Question 1

What is the integumentary system?

Answer 1

skin and associated organs

Question 2

What are the four combining forms for skin?

Answer 2

• Cutane/o
  -Derm/a
  -Dermat/o
  -Derm/o

Question 2

Skin is also known as what? and what does it consists of?

Answer 2

Skin is also known as the cutaneous and is made up of the Epidermis, Dermis, and Hypodermis layers.

Question 3

what is the epidermis?

Answer 3

Epithelial tissue, made up of four to five layers known as keratinocytes.

Question 3

What are the two places that have five layers of karatinocytes?

Answer 3

Palms and soles

Question 3

What are the layers of the epidermis?

Answer 3

Stratum Corneum
Stratum Lucidum (only found in the palms and feet)
Stratum Granulosum
Stratum Spinosum
Stratum Basale
CLGSB

Question 4

definition of Adipose?

Answer 4

Containing fat

Question 4

Define Collagen

Answer 4

Major protein of connective tissue, cartilage, and bone

Question 5

Define Fibroblast

Answer 5

Cells that form collagen fibers

Question 6

Define hypodermis/hypodermic

Answer 6

Tissue layer below the dermis

Question 7

Define subcutaneous

Answer 7

Below the skin

Question 8

Each hair follicle has what?

Answer 8

A sebaceous gland

Question 9

what are the three layers of hair?

Answer 9

Medulla - core - made of flexible keratin
Cortex - made of densely packed harder keratin which also contain pigment
Cuticle - outer layer composed of dead scaly keratin

Question 10

What is Diaphoresis?

Answer 10

Excessive amount of sweating due to stress or medical condition

Question 11

What is Ceruminous gland?

Answer 11

Found in ear canal where secretion mix with sebum and dead skin to form earwax (Cerumen)

Question 12

Characteristics of Squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 12

arises from keratinocytes
flattened reddish or brown plaque that can have a rough, scaly or crusted surface. can spread to lymph glad if neglected

Question 13

What is Basal cell carcinoma and what does it invade?

Answer 13

Skin cancer that is the least dangerous because it does not metastasize. it invades the dermis and epidermis,

Question 14

What is Nevus?

Answer 14

Any congenital lesion of the skin including birthmarks and moles.

Question 15

What is Malignant Melanoma and where does it arise?

Answer 15

Least common skin cancer but the deadliest. metastasizes quickly and is fatal if neglect
arises in the stratum basale.

Question 16

What is the rule of nine?

Answer 16

The body is portioned into 6 parts, all with a multiple of 9%
-head and neck - 9% (anterior and posterior)
-Each arm is 9% (“)
-Each leg is 18 % (“)
-anterior trunk 18%
-posterior trunk 18%
-genitalia 1%

Question 17

Hair comes from what?

Answer 17

epidermal layer

Question 18

where are your Apocrine sweat glands?

Answer 18

armpits (axillae), around the nipples, groin and anus

Question 19

what means “pertaining to the lower part of a structure”?

Answer 19

Basal

Question 20

what means “pertaining to the changes in the body induced by disease”?

Answer 20

Pathologic

Question 21

Small sack containing liquid; blister

Answer 21

Vesicle

Question 22

HPV can cause ___ (___)

Answer 22

Warts (Verruca)

Question 23

what “has properties of being locally invasive and able to spread to distant parts”?

Answer 23

Malignant

Question 24

define allergen

Answer 24

Substance producing hypersensativity

Question 25

define atopy

Answer 25

state of hypersensitivity

Question 26

define excoriation

Answer 26

scratch marks

Question 27

define excoriate

Answer 27

to scratch

Question 28

define eczema

Answer 28

inflammatory skin condition

Question 29

what root word means itchy?
A. cortic
B. prurit
C. esthet

Answer 29

B. Prurit

Question 30

what is tinea?

Answer 30

group of related skin infections caused by fungus

Question 31

What does Staphylococcus Aureus cause?

Answer 31

Carbuncles, impetigo

Question 32

what is furuncle?

Answer 32

an infected hair follicle that spreads into the surrounding tissue

Question 33

what fibrius protein accounts for 30% of the total body protein

Answer 33

Collagen