The Integumentry System

Question 1

adipose

Answer 1

fatty tissue

Question 2

corium

Answer 2

synonym for dermis (skin)

Question 3

cuticle

Answer 3

the thin band if tissue that seals the nail plate to the skin

Question 4

dermatologist

Answer 4

a specialist who diagnoses and treats skin disease

Question 5

dermatology

Answer 5

study of the intergumentry system

Question 6

dermis

Answer 6

inner layer of skin

Question 7

epidermis

Answer 7

outer layer of skin

Question 8

follicle

Answer 8

small sac in the skin from which hair grows

Question 9

keratin

Answer 9

protein that forms hair, nails, and the tough outer layer of skin

Question 10

lunula

Answer 10

white crescent- shaped area of the nail

Question 11

melanin

Answer 11

dark pigment present in skin and other parts of the body

Question 12

melanocyte

Answer 12

cell that produces melanin

Question 13

sebaceous

Answer 13

oil- producing gland

Question 14

sudoriferous

Answer 14

sweat- producing gland

Question 15

abscess

Answer 15

localized collection of pus in any located body part; associated with sweating and inflammation

Question 16

acne

Answer 16

inflammatory papular and pustular eruption of the skin

Question 17

albinism

Answer 17

partial or total absence of pigment of the skin, hair and eyes

Question 18

hyperhidrosis

Answer 18

excessive sweat

Question 19

hypohidrosis

Answer 19

not enough sweat

Question 20

anhidrosis

Answer 20

no sweat at all

Question 21

epidermal

Answer 21

pertaining to the skin

Question 22

hypodermic

Answer 22

pertaining to beneath the skin

Question 23

intradermal

Answer 23

pertaining to inside the skin

Question 24

percutaneous

Answer 24

pertaining to through the skin

Question 25

subcutaneous

Answer 25

pertaining to beneath the skin