Chapters: 16, 5+6, 11

Question 1

epidermis

Answer 1

outer most layer, containing keratin, composed of squamous epithelium

Question 2

dermis

Answer 2

middle layer of skin, containing collagen

Question 3

subcutaneous layer

Answer 3

innermost layer of skin, fat containing tissue

Question 4

collagen

Answer 4

protein found in connective tissue

Question 5

integumentary system

Answer 5

skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails

Question 6

squamous epithelium

Answer 6

composing the epidermis

Question 7

erosion

Answer 7

wearing away or loss of epidermis

Question 8

fissure

Answer 8

groove or crack-like sore

Question 9

polyp

Answer 9

growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane

Question 10

vesicle

Answer 10

blister

Question 11

ecchymosis

ecchymoses

Answer 11

bluish-purplish mark (bruise) on the skin

Question 12

petechia

petechiae

Answer 12

small pinpoint hemorrhage

Question 13

urticaria (hives)

Answer 13

acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop

Question 14

cellulitis

Answer 14

diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain and swelling

Question 15

systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Answer 15

autoimmune disease of collagen in the skin, joints and internal organs

Question 16

keratosis

Answer 16

thickened epidermis

Question 17

squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 17

malignant tumour of the squamous epithelial cells in the epidermis

Question 18

PUVA

Answer 18

A light therapy, treatment for psoriasis

Question 19

bucc/o

Answer 19

cheeck

Question 20

cec/o

Answer 20

cecum

Question 21

celi/o

Answer 21

belly, abdomen

Question 22

cheil/o

Answer 22

lip

Question 23

labi/o

Answer 23

lip

Question 24

lower esophageal sphincter (LES)

Answer 24

ring of muscles between the esophagus and stomach. also called cardiac sphincter

Question 25

bilirubin

Answer 25

pigment in bile

Question 26

curettage

Answer 26

use of a sharp dermal curette to scrape away a skin

Question 27

Bx

Answer 27

biopsy

Question 28

Derm

Answer 28

dermatology

Question 29

choleduch/o

Answer 29

common bileduct

Question 30

dent/i

Answer 30

tooth

Question 31

ascites

Answer 31

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

Question 32

hematochezia

Answer 32

passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum

Question 33

jaundice

Answer 33

yellow-orange colouration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood (hyperbiliruninemia)

Question 34

melena

Answer 34

black, tarry stools; feces containing digested blood

Question 35

achalsia

Answer 35

failure of the lower esophagus sphincter (LES) muscle to relax

Question 36

gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Answer 36

solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach

Question 37

hernia

Answer 37

protrusion of an organ or parth through the muscle normally containing it

Question 38

untussusception

Answer 38

telescoping of intestines

Question 39

volvulus

Answer 39

twisting of the intestine on itself

Question 40

cirrhosis

Answer 40

chronic degenerative disease of the liver

Question 41

ptysis

Answer 41

spitting

Question 42

proct/o

Answer 42

anus and rectum

Question 43

liver function tests (LFTs)

Answer 43

tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood

Question 44

lower gastrointestinal series

Answer 44

x-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum

Question 45

upper gastrointestinal series

Answer 45

x-ray images of the esophagus, stomach and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth

Question 46

laparoscopy

Answer 46

visual (endoscopic) examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope

Question 47

BE

Answer 47

barium enema

Question 48

BM

Answer 48

bowel movement

Question 49

ERCP

Answer 49

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography