Ch 10 - Integumentary Self Test

Question 1

The coiled tubular structures arising from the dermis that excrete sweat are the:

Answer 1

sudoriferous glands

Question 2

The outer layer of skin

Answer 2

epidermis

Question 3

Scarlet fever is also known as:

Answer 3

scarlatina

Question 4

True skin

Answer 4

dermis

Question 5

the combining forms that mean “nail” are:

Answer 5

unguino- or onycho-

Question 6

The compound term “seboadenitis” literally means:

Answer 6

inflamed oil glands

Question 7

The combining forms Hidro- and Sudero- both mean:

Answer 7

sweat

Question 8

Dermatoplasty literally means:

Answer 8

skin/surgical repair/process of

Question 9

The word part Maculo- means:

Answer 9

large spot

Question 10

Pediculosis Corpus is often spread by:

Answer 10

Sharing fabrics and clothes

Question 11

The term that means invasion into the skin and body hair by ice is:

Answer 11

pediculosis

Question 12

What is seborrhea?

Answer 12

excessive flow of oil

Question 13

The diagnostic term ____ actually means tissue death or literally “an eating sore.”

Answer 13

gangrene

Question 14

The term blister is derived from the Middle Dutch bluster, meaning:

Answer 14

a swelling

Question 15

The word part Sudoro- means:

Answer 15

sweat

Question 16

The medical term cicatrix literally means:

Answer 16

scar

Question 17

if a pt has a decubitus ulcer, they have a:

Answer 17

pressure bedsore

Question 18

The medical term Pruitus means:

Answer 18

severe itching

Question 19

The diagnostic term Acne Vulgaris literally means:

Answer 19

pointed and common

Question 20

The diagnostic term Furuncle actually means ________ and is a staphylococcus infection of a hair follicle or hair gland.

Answer 20

boil

Question 21

The medical term that means Wart is:

Answer 21

verruca

Question 22

Papilloma literally means:

Answer 22

nipple/tumor

Question 23

The medical term that means small, solid skin elevation is:

Answer 23

papule

Question 24

_____ is a condition of dry, fish-like skin

Answer 24

Ichthyosis

Question 25

The procedural term dermatoplasty includes:

Answer 25

face lifts

Question 26

The diagnostic erm Geriatric Alopecia actually means:

Answer 26

old age baldness

Question 27

The disease term Anthrax literally means:

Answer 27

coal lesion

Question 28

The diagnostic term Cheilitis literally means:

Answer 28

lip inflamed

Question 29

The diagnostic term Rubella is also known as:

Answer 29

German measles

Question 30

_____ are pinhead-sized papules on the face or genitals that are keratin-filled cysts

Answer 30

milium

Question 31

Oral Koplik Spots are associated with:

Answer 31

Rubeola

Question 32

The disease Smallpox is caused by a highly contagious _____ and is characterized by prostration, a vesicular-pustular rash, and fever.

Answer 32

virus

Question 33

The diagnostic term Ichthyosis actually means:

Answer 33

fish-like skin condition

Question 34

The diagnostic term Hirsutism literally means:

Answer 34

the state of being hairy

Question 35

The diagnostic term Furuncle actually means:

Answer 35

boil

Question 36

The bacterial infection that is referred to as _____ is characterized by vesicles or sacs that rupture and form a golden crust.

Answer 36

Impetigo

Question 37

The diagnostic term dyshidrosis literally means:

Answer 37

condition of faulty sweating

Question 38

The diagnostic term Scabies actually means:

Answer 38

itch mite infestation

Question 39

The diagnostic term Tinea Cruris actually means:

Answer 39

jock itch

Question 40

The diagnostic term for the fungal infection candidiasis literally means:

Answer 40

glowing white/condition

Question 41

Which word part literally means oil

Answer 41

oleo-

Question 42

What is a chronic skin condition causing red patches with dry, thick, silvery scales?

Answer 42

Psoriasis

Question 43

Laceration literally means:

Answer 43

the process of tearing

Question 44

Which of the following is a primary skin lesion:

Answer 44

Bulla

Question 45

Cimex lectularius is also known as:

Answer 45

bed bugs

Question 46

Which of the following is a secondary skin lesion?

Answer 46

fissure

Question 47

The term Tinea Pedis actually means:

Answer 47

Athlete's foot

Question 48

A subcutaneous injection is:

Answer 48

underneath the skin

Question 49

What is also referred to as rabbit fever or deerfly fever?

Answer 49

tularemia

Question 50

What is the scraping or scooping of the tissue surface of the skin or wall of a tumor cavity?

Answer 50

curettage

Question 51

A _____ is the horny mass of condensed epithelial cells in the stratum corneum layer of the skin that becomes thickened.

Answer 51

callus

Question 52

A pt with urticaria after exposure to an allergen displays "wheals." These are usually:

Answer 52

red

Question 53

"striate gravidarum" would be found in which of the following pt?

Answer 53

pregnant

Question 54

Your pt has "verrucae" on their fingers. The appearance of this condition can be described as:

Answer 54

epidermal nipple-like skin tumors

Question 55

which term can be used interchangeably with hypertrichosis?

Answer 55

hirsutism

Question 56

"aphthous stomatitis" is a term which describes:

Answer 56

canker sores

Question 57

The name of this disease literally means "near/ear/inflamed" and is also known as "parotitis." What is it?

Answer 57

mumps

Question 58

Upon exam, you notice a "bulls-eye" rash on your pt's arm. This may be indicative of which condition?

Answer 58

Lyme disease

Question 59

"Pediculosis corpus" is caused by:

Answer 59

lice

Question 60

A patient with a condition which literally means "nipple/many/condition" has:

Answer 60

papillmatosis

Question 61

"Neoplasm" literally means:

Answer 61

new/growth