Chapter 13

Question 1

Integumentary system

Answer 1

Skin and related glands, hair, nails

Question 2

Integumentary system functions

Answer 2

D vitamin synthesis
Eliminates waste through perspiration
Regulation of body temperature through perspiration
Makes information about environment available to brain
Acts as barrier to pathogens

Question 3

Fat (CF)

Answer 3

Adip(o), lip(o)

Question 4

Skin (CF 4)

Answer 4

Cutane(o), derm(a), derm(o), dermat(o)

Question 5

Kerat(o)

Answer 5

Hard or horn, outermost part of epidermis

Question 6

-derm

Answer 6

Skin or germ layer

Question 7

Hidr(o)

Answer 7

Sweat

Question 8

Onych(o), ungu(o)

Answer 8

Nail

Question 9

Pil(o), trich(o)

Answer 9

Hair

Question 10

Seb(o)

Answer 10

Sebum (oils that keep hair and skin soft and protect from pathogens

Question 11

Skin tests

Answer 11

Allergy, TB

Question 12

Sweat tests

Answer 12

For CF, tests for abnormal Cl concentration in sweat

Question 13

Skin biopsies

Answer 13

Used to diagnose cancer, infections, other diseases

Question 14

Shave biopsy

Answer 14

Razor to remove a slice of tissue

Question 15

Punch biopsy

Answer 15

Punch to remove a small chunk of tissue

Question 16

Exisional biopsy

Answer 16

Scalpel to remove large section of skin

Question 17

Curettage

Answer 17

Tool called curette used to scrape material from a lesion

Question 18

Ichthyosis

Answer 18

Dry scaly skin, fish skin, hereditary

Question 19

Xeroderma

Answer 19

Dry skin, non hereditary

Question 20

Scleroderma

Answer 20

Hardening and thickening of skin

Question 21

Albinism

Answer 21

Partial or total absence of pigment in skin

Question 22

Cyanosis

Answer 22

Blue discoloration of skin and mucous membranes

Question 23

Pediculosis

Answer 23

Lice infestation

Question 24

Jaundice

Answer 24

Yellowing of skin due to abnormal liver function

Question 25

Skin lesions

Answer 25

Visible local abnormalities of skin tissue, sores, rashes, tumors, nodules, cysts

Question 26

Cyst

Answer 26

Fluid filled

Question 27

Nodule

Answer 27

Solid

Question 28

Primary lesions

Answer 28

Initial reactions to an underlying problem, including macules, papules, plaques, vesicles, bullae, and pustules

Question 29

Macules

Answer 29

Non raised small dark spots on the skin (freckles, rashes)

Question 30

Papules

Answer 30

A solid raised lesion less than a cm in diameter (mole)

Question 31

Plaques

Answer 31

Flat dry patch (dandruff)

Question 32

Vesicles, bullae, pustules

Answer 32

Blisters containing fluid, named based on side and quantity (acne)

Question 33

Secondary lesions

Answer 33

Changed appearance of primary lesions

Question 34

Atrophy

Answer 34

Thinning of skin (stretch marks)

Question 35

Ulcers

Answer 35

Deep irregular erosions

Question 36

Fissures

Answer 36

Linear cracking in the skin (athletes foot)

Question 37

Atopic dermatitis

Answer 37

Eczema, surface of skin, autoimmune, intense itching, commonly linked to asthma

Question 38

Photodermatitis

Answer 38

Skin inflamed due to exposure to light

Question 39

Contact dermatitis

Answer 39

Results from touching or exposure to an irritant

Question 40

Scabies

Answer 40

Contagious dermatitis caused by mite

Question 41

Psoriasis

Answer 41

Itchy thick red patches of dry skin similar to but less severe than eczema

Question 42

Ecchymosis

Answer 42

Large internal hemorrhagic spot appearing on skin

Question 43

Keratoma

Answer 43

Callus, area of dead skin from frequent friction

Question 44

Seborrheic keratosis

Answer 44

Dark benign skin growths, consequence of aging

Question 45

Actinic keratosis

Answer 45

Pre malignant lesion due to excess sun exposure