Skin

Question 1

epidermis

Answer 1

outermost layer; thin cellular membrane

Question 2

dermis

Answer 2

middle layer, dense fibrous, connective tissue
accessory organs
collagen fibers

Question 3

hypodermis/subcutaneous tissue

Answer 3

innermost layer, thick,fat-containing tissue
connecting skin to surface of muscle
adipocyte: fat cell
protects deeper tissue of the body
heat insulator and store energy

Question 4

basal layer

Answer 4

deepest region of epidermis, melanocytes

Question 5

stratum corneum

Answer 5

outermost layer of epidermis, flattened keratinized cell

Question 6

hair follicles

Answer 6

hold the hair

Question 7

eumelanin

Answer 7

brown/black pigment

Question 8

pheomelanin

Answer 8

red/yellow pigment

Question 9

lunula

Answer 9

white half moon shape on nail

Question 10

cuticle

Answer 10

band of epidermis at the base and sides of nails

Question 11

paronychium

Answer 11

soft tissue surrounding the nail border

Question 12

glands

Answer 12

sebaceous glands
sweat glands
located dermal layer

Question 13

sweat glands

Answer 13

eccrine sweat glands
- palms, hands, sole of feet
apocrine sweat glands
- located in the axilla and genital area

Question 14

sebaceous gland

Answer 14

all but not palms, soles, lips
secrete sebum into hair follicles (oil)

Question 15

epithelium

Answer 15

layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

Question 16

squamous epithelium

Answer 16

flat, scale like structure making up epithelium

Question 17

cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

Answer 17

skin

Question 18

adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

Answer 18

fat

Question 19

squam/o

Answer 19

scale-like

Question 20

trich/o

Answer 20

hair

Question 21

pil/o

Answer 21

hair, hair follicle

Question 22

onch/o, onych/o, ungu/o

Answer 22

nail

Question 23

hidr/o

Answer 23

sweat

Question 24

seb/o

Answer 24

sebum

Question 25

kerat/o

Answer 25

hard, horny, tissue

Question 26

xer/o

Answer 26

dry

Question 27

ichthy/o

Answer 27

scaly

Question 28

rhythyid/o

Answer 28

wrinkle

Question 29

cauter/o

Answer 29

burn, burning

Question 30

diaphor/o

Answer 30

profuse sweating

Question 31

myc/o

Answer 31

fungus

Question 32

py/o

Answer 32

pus

Question 33

erythema/o, erythemat/o, erythr/o

Answer 33

redness

Question 34

xanth/o, jaund/o, lute/o

Answer 34

yellow

Question 35

cirrh/o

Answer 35

tawny yellow

Question 36

cyn/o

Answer 36

blue

Question 37

albin/o, leuk/o

Answer 37

white

Question 38

melan/o, nathrac/o

Answer 38

black

Question 39

poli/o

Answer 39

gray

Question 40

-plakia

Answer 40

plaque

Question 41

-esis

Answer 41

condition

Question 42

-lysis

Answer 42

breakdown, separation, destruction

Question 43

-ose

Answer 43

full of, pertaining to, sugar

Question 44

-ous

Answer 44

pertaining to

Question 45

-plasty

Answer 45

sugrical repair

Question 46

lesion

Answer 46

area of damaged tissue

Question 47

frozen section

Answer 47

froze thin slice of tissue cutted and used for rapid microscopic diagnosis

Question 48

bacterial analyses

Answer 48

pus or fluid samples examined to detect microorganisms

Question 49

fungal tests

Answer 49

scrapings for culture and microscopic examination after treatment with KOH

Question 50

tuberculosis skin test

Answer 50

intradermal test to determine if patient was exposed or had TB

Question 51

cyrosugery

Answer 51

destroy tissue with liquid nitrogen

Question 52

curettage

Answer 52

scrape lesion with sharp curette

Question 53

electrodesiccation

Answer 53

destroy tissue by burning with electric spark

Question 54

mohs surgery

Answer 54

removes thin layer of growth to examine under a microscope