Chapter 3 Integumentary Flashcards
1
Q
Integumentary System
A
Skin Hair Nails Sebaceouse glands Sweat glands
2
Q
Albin/o
A
White
3
Q
Cauter o
A
To burn
4
Q
Cry/o
A
Cold
5
Q
Cutane/o
A
Skin
6
Q
Diaphor/o
A
Profuse sweating
7
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
8
Q
Hidr/o
A
Sweat
9
Q
Ichthy/o
A
Scaly, dry
10
Q
Kerat/o
A
Hard
11
Q
Melan/o
A
Black
12
Q
Myco/o
A
Fungus
13
Q
Necr/o
A
Death
14
Q
Onych/o
A
Nail
15
Q
Pedicul/o
A
Lice
16
Q
Py/o
A
Pus
17
Q
Rhytid/o
A
Wrinkled
18
Q
Sarc/o
A
Flesh
19
Q
Scler/o
A
Hard
20
Q
Seb/o
A
Oil
21
Q
Trich/o
A
Hair
22
Q
Ungu/o
A
Nail
23
Q
Xer/o
A
Dry
24
Q
-derma
A
Skin conditions
25
Allo-
Other, different from usual
26
Xeno-
Foreign
27
-gen
That which produces
28
Epidermis
Superficial layer of skin
| Squamous Epithelial Cells
29
Dermis
Living layer of the skin
Contains hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, blood vessels, lymph vessels, sensory receptors, nerves, and muscles
30
Subcutaneous layer
Fat layer of the skin, underlying dermis layer.
Insulate for heat and cold
Hypodermis
31
Basal layer
Deepest layer in Epidermis
Continually growing and multiplying
Causes Keratin on the outside
Contains melanocyte - skin pigmentation
Protects skin from UV
32
Arrector pili
Smooth muscles around hair follicles
33
Lunula
LOO-nyoo-lah
| Light colored, half-moon region at the base of a nail
34
Apocrine
(AP-oh-krin)
Sweat glands in the pubic and underarm
Produces odor
35
Crin/o
To secret
36
Perspiration
Sweat
37
Hidr/o
Sweat
38
Ulcer
Open sore in skin or mucous membranes
39
urticaria
er tih KAIR ee ah
Hive- skin eruption of pale reddish wheals with severe itching
40
Wheal
Small round swollen area on skin
| Usually accompanied by urticaria
41
Xeroderma
zeer oh DER mah
Condition in which skin is abnormally dry
42
Xer/o
Dry
43
Abscess
Collection of pus
44
Acne Rosacea
roh ZAY shee ah
Chronic form of acne
45
Acne vulgaris
Common acne in teens
46
-oma
Tumor
47
Cellulitis
sell yoo LYE tis
Acute infection and inflammation of connective tissue
48
Cicatrix
SIK ah triks
A scar
49
decubitus ulcer
dee KYOO bih tus
Open sore cause by pressure cutting off blood flow overlying skin
Ex. Sleeping on one side for too long
50
Eczema
EK zeh mah
Superficial dermatitis of unknown cause accompanied by redness vesicle itching and crusting
51
Ichthyosis
ik thee OH sis
Skin becomes dry and keratinized
52
Impetigo
im peh TYE goh
Infectious bacterial infection of skin with rupture and crusted over
53
Kaposi’s sarcoma
KAP oh sis
Form of skin cancer in AIDS patients
54
Keloid
KEE loyd
Formation of raised and thickened hypertrophic scar after surgery or injury
55
Laceration
lass er AY shun
Torn or jagged wound
56
Malignant melanoma
| MM
Dangerous form of skin cancer
57
Pediculosis
peh dik yoo LOH sis
Infestation with lice
58
Rubella
Contagious viral skin
| German measles
59
Scabies
Skin disease caused by egg laying mite
60
Strawberry Hemangioma
Hee man jee OH mah
Collection of dilated blood vessels
Red birthmark
61
Systemic lupus erythematosus
air ih them ah TOH sus
Chronic disease of connective tissues that injures skin, joint, kidney, nervous system, mucous membranes
Autoimmune disease
May produces rashes around cheeks and nose
62
Tinea
TIN ee ah
Fungal skin disease
63
Capitis
KAP ih tis
Head
64
Varicella
vair ih CELL ah
Viral skin infection (contagious)
Chickenpox
65
Verruca
ver ROO kah
Warts
Benign caused by virus
Removed by chemotherapy
66
Vitilligo
vit ill EYE goh
Disappearance of pigment
Leukoderma
67
alopecia
al oh PEE shee ah
Loss of hair
Baldness
68
Furuncle
FYOO rung kl
Bacterial infection of hair follicles
69
Trich/o
Hair
70
onychia
Oh NIK ee ah
Infected nail bed
71
Urticaria
Hives
