Chapter 3 Flashcards
(71 cards)
1
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What is the first line of defense for the body
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skin
2
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What are the components of the skin
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epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
3
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What comprises the epidermis
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mostly squamous (scaly) cells
4
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What is in the dermis
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thick fibers that are flexible and strong
5
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What makes up the integumentary system
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skin, hair, nerves, arteries, veins, glands, and nails
6
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adip/o lip/o and steat/o
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fat
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cutane/o derm/o dermat/o
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skin
8
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pil/o trich/o
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hair
9
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hidr/o
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sweat
10
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onych/o and ungu/o
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nail
11
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squam/o
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scaly
12
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seb/o and sebace/o
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oil
13
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ichthyo
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scaly skin
14
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kerato
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hardness
15
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pachyo
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thickness
16
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xero
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dryness
17
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rhytido
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wrinkled
18
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leuko alb/o
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whiteness
19
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erytho
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redness
20
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xantho
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yellowness
21
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melano
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blackness
22
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cyan/o
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blueish
23
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pruritis
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an itch
24
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macerate
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to soften the skin
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alopecia
baldness
26
comedo
blocked hair follicle
27
urticaria
swollen itchy areas of skin
28
centrifugal
rash that starts in the middle and spreads out
29
centripetal
rash that starts outside and spreads in
30
papules
rashes that are smaller than a cm
31
nodules
rashes that are bigger than 1 cm
32
plaques
large, flat rashes
33
vesicles
bumps that are bigger than 1 cm and contain clear fluid
34
bulla
bumps that are smaller than 1 cm and contain clear fluid
35
pustules
bump filled with pus
36
abscesses
large pustules
37
cherry angioma
raised blood vessel
38
telangiectasia
overexpansion of blood vessels
39
petechiae
small bruise
40
ecchymosis
large bruise
41
what are the three types of skin biopsies
excisional removal, shave (small slices), and punch (removing a circular area)
42
culture and sensitivity
used to determine what the pathogen is and what its sensitive to
43
excisional vs. incisional
complete vs. incomplete
44
cicatrix
scar
45
kel-
tumor
46
nevus
birthmark or mole
47
dysplastic nevus
mole with abnormal formation
48
verruca
wart
49
eczema
itchy rash that becomes crusty and scaly
50
atopic dermatitis
unusual inflammation
51
carcin-
cancer
52
actinic keratosis
horny skin due to sun
53
-oma
tumor
54
actin-
sun ray
55
what is the medicine given for anti-infections or cleansing
antibiotic or antiseptics
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what is the medicine given for anti-immune
steroids to suppress the immune system
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what is the medicine given for anti-itch or allergies
antihistamine
58
I and D
incision and drainage; cutting and draining the infected tissue
59
AK
actinic keratosis
60
BCC
basal cell carcinoma
61
Bx
biopsy
62
C and S
culture and sensitivity
63
decub
decubitus ulcer
64
EAHF
eczema, asthma, hay fever
65
FS
frozen section
66
SC
subcutaneous
67
SCC
squamous cell carcinoma
68
SQ
subcutaneous
69
subcut
subcutaneous
70
TD
transdermal
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XP
xeroderma pigmentosa
