Chapter 3 Intgeumentary

Question 1

Lesion

Answer 1

Wound, injury, or pathological change in body tissue

Question 2

Systemic

Answer 2

Pertaining to a system or the whole body rather than a localized area.

Question 3

Therapeutic

Answer 3

Pertaining to treating, remediation, or curing a disorder or disease.
[therapeut=treatment; -ic=pertaining to]

Question 4

Dermatologist

Answer 4

Physicians who specialize in treating integumentary disorders

Question 5

Dermatology

Answer 5

Study of the integumentary system

Question 6

Integumentary

Answer 6

Skin. Derived from Latin: “integumentum”=covering.

*Largest organ of the body, consisting of several tissues structurally arranged to function together.

Question 7

Epidermis

Answer 7

Outer layer of the skin. Forms protective covering of the body. Thinner on eyelids and thickest on palm of the hands. Nonsensitive layer-no blood supply or nerve supply. (Avascular) Dependent on the dermis’ network of capillaries for nourishment.

Question 8

Dermis

Answer 8

Inner layer of skin. Rich with blood vessels (vascular), nerve endings, sebaceous (oil) and sudoriferous (sweat) glands, and hair follicles. Also includes the nails. Subcutaneous tissue lies just beneath dermis and binds it to underlying structures. Main function of subcutaneous tissue: protect tissue and organs underneath, prevent heat loss.

Question 9

Cutane/o
Dermat/o
Derm/o

Answer 9

Skin

Question 10

Pil/o

Trich/o

Answer 10

Hair/hair follicle

Question 11

Seb/o

Answer 11

Sebaceous (oil) gland

Question 12

Arteriol/o

Answer 12

Arteriole

Question 13

Neur/o

Answer 13

Nerve

Question 14

Sudor/o

Hidr/o

Answer 14

Sudoriferous (Sweat) Gland/pore

Question 15

Cutaneous

Answer 15

Pertaining to the skin

[cutane=skin; -ours=pertaining to]