Week 4: Integumentary System

Question 1

BCC

Answer 1

basal cell carcinoma

Question 2

bx

Answer 2

biopsy

Question 3

CMV

Answer 3

cytomegalovirus

Question 4

CA-MRSA

Answer 4

community-associated MRSA infection

Question 5

derm

Answer 5

dermatology

Question 6

HA-MRSA

Answer 6

healthcare associated MRSA infection

Question 7

I&D

Answer 7

incision and drainage

Question 8

ID

Answer 8

intradermal

Question 9

MRSA

Answer 9

methicillin resistant Staphyloccus aureus

Question 10

SCC

Answer 10

squamous cell carcinoma

Question 11

SLE

Answer 11

systemic lupus erythematosus

Question 12

staph

Answer 12

staphylococcus

Question 13

strep

Answer 13

streptococcus

Question 14

subcut

Answer 14

subcutaneous

Question 15

TD

Answer 15

transdermal

Question 16

RBC

Answer 16

erythrocycte

Question 17

WBC

Answer 17

leukocyte

Question 18

skin

Answer 18

organ covering the body; made up of layers

Question 19

epidermis

Answer 19

outer layer of skin; protects the body from the external enviornment

Question 20

kertain

Answer 20

scleroprotein component of the horny, or cornfield, layer of the epidermis. Also, the primary component of the hair and nails.

Question 21

melanin

Answer 21

dark pigment produced by melanocytes; amount present determines skin color

Question 22

hair

Answer 22

compressed, keratinized cells that arise from hair follicles, the sacs that enclose the hair fibers

Question 23

nails

Answer 23

horny plates made from flattened epithelial cells; found on the dorsal surface of the ends of the fingers and toes

Question 24

sebaceous glands

Answer 24

secrete sebum (oil) into the hair follicles where the hair shafts pass through the dermis

Question 25

sudoriferous (sweat) glands

Answer 25

tiny, coiled, tubular structures that emerge through pores on the skin’s surface and secrete sweat (aka sweat glands)

Question 26

dermis

Answer 26

inner layer of skin; responsible for its flexibility and mechanical strength.