Ch. 13

Question 1

DERMA acronym

Answer 1

D vitamin synthesis
Elimination of wastes through perspiration
Regulation of body temp through perspiration
Makes info about environment available to brain
Acts as barrier to pathogens

Question 2

Kerat(o)

Answer 2

Pertaining to keratin, horny, or cornea

Question 3

Hidr(o)

Answer 3

Pertaining to sweat

Question 4

Onych(o), ungu(o)

Answer 4

Pertaining to nail

Question 5

Pil(o), trich(o)

Answer 5

Pertaining to hair

Question 6

Seb(o)

Answer 6

Pertaining to sebum

Question 7

Dermatome 3 meanings

Answer 7

1) Layer of tissue in early human development in embryology
2) An instrument used to cut thin slices of skin for grafting in surgery
3) Skin surface area innervated by a spinal nerve according to the nerves source in A&P

Question 8

Lunula

Answer 8

White part of the nail

Question 9

Onychophagia

Answer 9

Habitual nail biting

Question 10

Curettage

Answer 10

Scraping of material from a lesion using an instrument called a curet

Question 11

Induration

Answer 11

Hardening of a tissue, especially the skin, and is usually caused by edema and inflammation

Question 12

Erythemat(o)

Answer 12

Pertaining to redness

Question 13

Xer(o)

Answer 13

Pertaining to sharpness

Question 14

-phoresis

Answer 14

Pertaining to transmission

Question 15

rhytid(o)

Answer 15

Pertaining to wrinkle

Question 16

Discoid lupus erythematosus

Answer 16

Chronic systemic disease characterized by lesions covered in scales, believed to be autoimmune

Question 17

Ichthyosis

Answer 17

A variety of skin conditions where it is dry and scaly, sometimes hereditory

Question 18

Pediculosis

Answer 18

Infestation by human lice

Question 19

Macule

Answer 19

Nonraised, small dark spot on skin

Question 20

Papule

Answer 20

Small raised lesion less than 1cm in diameter

Question 21

Plaque

Answer 21

Flat, dry, often raised patch

Question 22

Vesicles

Answer 22

Small blisters containing clear fluid

Question 23

Bullae

Answer 23

Blisters greater than 1cm filled with clear fluid

Question 24

Pustules

Answer 24

Small circumscribed elevation of skin containing purulent fluid

Question 25

Wheals

Answer 25

Transient, elevetaed, and irregularly shaped lesions resulting from an allergic skin reaction

Question 26

Fissures

Answer 26

Linear crack in the epidermis

Question 27

Scales

Answer 27

Dried fragments of sloughed epidermis frequently seen in psoriasis

Question 28

Scar

Answer 28

Mark remaining after healing of the wound

Question 29

Ulcer

Answer 29

Deep, irregular erosions that extend into the dermis

Question 30

Excoriation

Answer 30

A scratch, injury to surface of the body created by trauma

Question 31

Furnucle

Answer 31

A boil, localized suppurative infection that begins with infection of the hair follicle

Question 32

Seborrhea

Answer 32

Excessive production of sebum that leads to acne vulgaris

Question 33

Petechiae

Answer 33

Tiny purple or red spots appearing on skin as result of tiny hemorrhages from within the dermal or submucosal layers

Question 34

Ecchymosis

Answer 34

Hemorrhagic spot larger than a petechia forms a nonelevated blue or purplish patch

Question 35

Keratoma

Answer 35

A callus

Question 36

Basal or squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 36

Common types of skin cancer that are rarely invasive

Question 37

Malignant melanoma

Answer 37

Pigmented neoplasm that begins in skin and is highly metastatic, one of the most aggressive forms of all skin cancers causing high mortality rate

Question 38

Kaposi sarcoma

Answer 38

Common malignancy associated with AIDS

Question 39

Decubitus ulcers

Answer 39

Bedsores that result of mechanical trauma and lack of adquate blood circulation to affected area, often in individiauls wit limited mobility

Question 40

Keloid

Answer 40

Excessive overgrowth of scar tissue

Question 41

Different types of wounds

Answer 41

Laceration - torn, jagged wound Puncture - piercing Abrasion - skin scraped away

Question 42

Contusion

Answer 42

AA blow to the body causing subcutaneous bleeding but does not interupt the integrity of the skin, also called a bruise

Question 43

Different degrees of burn

Answer 43

1st - only epidermis 2nd - extends into dermis 3rd - through dermis and epidermis, sometimes into subcutaneous fat 4th - underlying bone and muscle damage

Question 44

Rule of nines

Answer 44

Calculates the size of a burn injury

Question 45

Diaphoresis

Answer 45

Excessive sweating

Question 46

Thermoplegia

Answer 46

Heat/sunstroke

Question 47

Dehiscence

Answer 47

Rupture of a wound closure or separation of a surgical incision

Question 48

Escharotomy

Answer 48

Surgical incision of constricting necrotic tissue resulting from a severe burn to relieve pressure and restore blood flow

Question 49

I&D abbreviaton

Answer 49

Incision and drainage

Question 50

Antipruritics

Answer 50

Agents to relieve itching

Question 51

ung abbreviation

Answer 51

Ointment