Unit 3: Integumentary System

Question 0

What does the combining form ichthy/o mean?

Answer 0

dry, scaly

Question 1

What does the combining form steat/o mean?

Answer 1

fat

Question 2

What does the combining form kerat/o mean?

Answer 2

Hard, horny tissue, cornea

Question 3

What does the combining form myc/o mean?

Answer 3

fungus

Question 4

What does the suffix -phoresis mean?

Answer 4

carrying, transmission

Question 5

What is verruca?

Answer 5

Warts

Question 6

what is vitiligo?

Answer 6

Localized loss of skin pigmentation

Question 7

What is a biopsy?

Answer 7

Removal of living tissue to confirm a diagnosis

Question 8

What is a skin test?

Answer 8

Method for determining sensitivity by applying suspected allergen

Question 9

what is cryosurgery?

Answer 9

use subfreezing temperature to destroy abnormal tissue

Question 10

What is debridement?

Answer 10

Removal of damages tissue, especially in a wound. Promotes healing and prevents infection.

Question 11

what is electrodesiccation?

Answer 11

High frequency sparks are used to destroy tissue

Question 12

What is incision and drainage?

Answer 12

Incision which is followed by drainage of contents

Question 13

What is a skin graft?

Answer 13

Surgical transplant of healthy tissue, and applying it to injured

Question 14

What is an allograft?

Answer 14

Transplantion of healthy tissue from one person to another

Question 15

what is an autograft?

Answer 15

Transplantation of from one site to another site on the same individual

Question 16

what is synthetic

Answer 16

Transplantation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers

Question 17

What is a xenograft?

Answer 17

Transplantation from foreign donor, usually a pig

Question 18

What is skin resurfacing?

Answer 18

Repairs damaged skin through the use of topical chemicals

Question 19

What is a chemical peel?

Answer 19

Use of chemicals to remove outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring

Question 20

What is a cutaneous laser?

Answer 20

Any of several laser treatments employed for cosmetic and plastic surgery

Question 21

What is dermabrasion?

Answer 21

Removal of acne scars, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin through the use of sandpaper, or other materials on the epidermal layer

Question 22

What are antibiotics?

Answer 22

Agents that kill bacteria that cause skin infections

Question 23

What are antifungals?

Answer 23

Agents that kill fungi

Question 24

What are antipruritics?

Answer 24

Agents that reduce severe itching

Question 25

What are corticosteroids?

Answer 25

Anti inflammatory agents

Question 26

What is abrasion?

Answer 26

Scraping or rubbing away of the skin

Question 27

What is an abscess?

Answer 27

Collection of pus at site of infection

Question 28

What is a carbuncle?

Answer 28

Cluster of furunlces in subcutaneous tissue

Question 29

What is a furuncle?

Answer 29

A boil

Question 30

What is acne?

Answer 30

Inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles of the skin

Question 31

What is alopecia?

Answer 31

Loss of hair

Question 32

What is a comedo?

Answer 32

A blackhead

Question 33

What is a cyst?

Answer 33

Closed sac under the skin that contains fluid

Question 34

What does sebaceous mean?

Answer 34

A cyst filled with fatty material

Question 35

What is eczema?

Answer 35

Redness if the skin caused by swelled capillaries

Question 36

What is a hemorrhage?

Answer 36

Loss of large amount of blood in a short period of time

Question 37

What is a contusion?

Answer 37

Hemorrhage of any size under the skin; a bruise

Question 38

What is ecchymosis

Answer 38

A large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with different colors

Question 39

What is a petechia?

Answer 39

small bruise

Question 40

What is a hematoma?

Answer 40

Elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin

Question 41

What is hirsutism?

Answer 41

Excessive growth of hair, especially in women

Question 42

What is impetigo?

Answer 42

Bacterial infection caused by pustules that become crusted and rupture

Question 43

What is psoriasis?

Answer 43

Chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches w/ silvery scales

Question 44

What is scabies?

Answer 44

Contagious skin disease caused by the itch mite

Question 45

What are skin lesions?

Answer 45

Areas of pathologically altered tissue caused by disease, injury, or wound

Question 46

What are primary lesions?

Answer 46

Initial reaction to pathologically altered tissue that may be flat or elevated

Question 47

What are secondary lesions?

Answer 47

Result from changes that take place in primary lesion due to infection, scratching

Question 48

What is tinea?

Answer 48

Fungal infection whose name indicates part affected; ringworm

Question 49

What is an ulcer?

Answer 49

lesion of skin marked by inflammation, and sloughing of damaged tissues

Question 50

What is a pressure ulcer

Answer 50

Ulcer caused by prolonged pressure, usually in a person who is bedridden; decubitus ulcer; bedsore

Question 51

What is urticaria?

Answer 51

Allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated itchy patches