Medical Terminology: Chapter 5 Skin Flashcards
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what are the accessory organs?
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hair, nails, sweat and oil glands
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what makes up the integumentary system:
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accessory organs and skin
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nerve fibers:
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beneath the skins surface provides sensations of temperature
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what are the two layers of the skin?
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epidermis and dermis
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what are the functions of the subcutaneous layer of tissue?
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binds the dermis to underlying structures; regulates temp; stores fat and cushions/is\insulates the body
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in the basal layer what cells protect the skin from the damaging effects of the sun?
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melanocytes
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which accessory organs produce oils?
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sebaceous gland
8
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list the sensations provided by the skin?
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heat, cold, pressure, and touch
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skin:
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cutane/o; derm/o; dermat/o
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sebum, sebaceous:
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seb/o
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hair:
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pil/o; trich/o
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sweat:
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surd/o; hidr/o
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hyperhidrosis:
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abnormally excessive sweating that’s not necessarily related to higher temperatures or exercising
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blue:
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cyan/o
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red:
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erythema/o; erythemat/o; erythr/o
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fungus:
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myc/o
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black:
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melan/o
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fat:
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adipl/o; lip/o; steat/o
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nerve:
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neur/o
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arteriole:
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arteriol/o
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dry, scaly:
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ichthy/o
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ichthyosis:
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genetic skin disorder characterized by dry scaling skin that may be thickened or very thin
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horny tissue; hard; cornea:
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kerat/o
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dry:
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xer/o; ichthy/o
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hardening; sclera:
scler/o
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xerosis:
abnormally dry skin
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scleroderma:
group of rare diseases that involve the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissue
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abnormal condition without sweat:
an/hidr/osis
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treatment without cold:
cry/o/therapy
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resembling the skin:
derm/oid
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pertaining to under the skin:
sub/cutane/ous
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abnormal condition of blue skin:
cyan/osis
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condition of sweat:
sudor/esis
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softening of the nail:
onych/o/malacia
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onych:
nail
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white cell:
leukocyte
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black cell:
melanocyte
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skin that is dry:
xeroderma
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transplantation of the same species:
homo/graft; allo/graft
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tumor composed of cancer:
carcin/oma
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skin condition associated with pus:
py/o/derma
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discharge or flow of sebum:
seb/o/rrhea
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Basal Cell Carcinoma:
- common type of skin cancers in epidermis
- brown color
- occurs most commonly in blonde and fair skinned people
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signs and symptoms of Basal Cell Carcinoma:
- seen on sun exposed areas (especially face)
- pearly white/waxy bump with visible blood vessels
- crust may form; depression in the center
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treatment of basal cell carcinoma:
- freeze it off
- chemotherapeutic drug
- surgical incision (used most of the time)
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the spread of cancer from one part of the body to another site is called:
metastasis
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what is the most common site for a basal cell carcinoma:
face
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noncancerous growth:
benign
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description of a basal cell carcinoma?
a malignancy of the basal layer of the skin commonly caused by repeated overexposure to the sun
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abscess:
localized collection of pus in the infected cite
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common cites for abscess are:
hairy parts of the body exposed to irritation, pressure, friction, or moisture
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what are the two types of abscess:
furuncle and carbuncle
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Furuncle:
abscess in a hair follicle and adjacent subcutaneous tissue
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Carbuncle:
several furuncles developing in adjoining hair follicles with multiple drainage sinuses
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signs and symptoms of abscess:
tender, painful, swollen, discharge of pus, erythema or edema persisting at the site for days or weeks `
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abscess treatment:
apply hot compression; clean w soap and water; I&D
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erythema and erythematous:
reddening of the skin
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a furuncle is cause by a:
bacterium
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cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue:
carbuncle
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psoriasis:
chronic, noninfectious inflammatory skin disease; family history
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signs and symptoms of psoriasis:
red patches covered by thick, dry,silvery, adherent scales; effected area appear dry, cracked, or encrusted.
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psoriasis treatment:
tropical application of medications, biological drugs, UV therapy
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overgrowth of the horny layer of the epidermis in a condition called:
hyperkeratosis
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common sites of psoriasis:
scalp, knees, elbows, umbilicus, and genitalia
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acne vulgaris:
common inflammatory skin disease of the sebaceous glands and their hair follicles
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signs and symptoms of acne vulgaris:
- usually on face, upper chest, and shoulders
- caused by hormone change in puberty but can appear at any age
- include stress/irritations
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types of acne vulgaris:
whiteheads; blackheads; papules; cysts; nodular; pustules
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treatment of acne vulgaris:
tropical agent; skin kept clean and dry as possible
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medical term for blackheads and whiteheads:
comedones
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decrease sebaceous gland activity and prevent the follicle from becoming inflamed:
antibacterial: solution to apply to the skin
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scabies
- CONTAGIOUS skin disease that is the result of infection by the itchmite
- transmitted by skin to skin contact
- also by prolonged contact with infected clothing, bedding or small animals
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scabies signs of scabies:
- itching and rash
- wavy, brownish black lines
- commonly appear: wrists, elbows, fingers waist, nipples, buttocks and genitalia
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scabies treatment:
tropical scabicide, lotion put overnight the neck down and left overnight and washed off the next morning
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everyone that should be treated to overt a scabies out break:
people who live with person; recent sexual partners
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most common treatment for scabies:
5% permethrin cream
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impetigo
CONTAGIOUS superficial skin condition, fluid filled blister that becomes pustular ruptures, and forms a yellow crust.
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impetigo signs and symptoms:
most commonly on the mouth, nose, neck or extremities
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impetigo treatment:
- tropical antibiotics, or oral antibiotics
| - wash your hands
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alopecia:
absence or loss of hair, especially of the head, aka BALDNESS
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debridement:
removal of necrotized tissue from a traumatic or infected area by surgical excision
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diaphoresis:
medical condition, which a person sweats excessively and unpredictably even when the temperature is cool or when the individual is at rest
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hirsutism:
excessive growth of hair in unusual places especially in women
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procedure of debridement:
removal of foreign material or dead or damaged tissue, especially in a wound
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mohs surgery:
removal of each layer of skin and is repeated until no more cancer cells
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dermatologist freezes and destroys the lesions with nitrogen
cryosurgery
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incising and draining an abscess
I&D
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transplant of healthy tissue from family member:
homograft/allograft
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transplant of healthy tissue from animal:
xenograft/heterograft
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scratch (prick) skin test:
identification of suspected allergens via placement of a small quantity of the suspected allergen on a lightly scratched are of the skin
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intradermal allergy skin test:
identification of allergens via subcutaneous injection of small amounts of extracts of the suspected allergen and observation of the skin for subsequent reaction
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biopsy:
tissue sample removed from the body for microscopic examination
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instrument to cut skin:
dermatome/dermatotome
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pertaining to within the skin:
intradermal
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study of skin:
dermatology
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to fight a bacterial skin infection what is prescribed:
antibiotic
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drug prescribed to decrease inflammation and itching
corticosteroid
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ringworm and athlete foot is FUNGAL so is treated with
antifungal
