Creative Study Chapter 2

Question 1

adip/o

Answer 1

fat

Question 2

lip/o

Answer 2

fat

Question 3

steat/o

Answer 3

fat

Question 4

corne/o

Answer 4

horn, hard

Question 5

cutane/o

Answer 5

skin

Question 6

derm/o

Answer 6

skin

Question 7

dermat/o

Answer 7

skin

Question 8

erythr/o

Answer 8

red

Question 9

hidr/o

Answer 9

sweat

Question 10

hist//o

Answer 10

tissue

Question 11

histi/o

Answer 11

tissue

Question 12

kerat/o

Answer 12

hard

Question 13

scler/o

Answer 13

hard

Question 14

leuk/o

Answer 14

white

Question 15

melan/o

Answer 15

black

Question 16

myc/o

Answer 16

fungus

Question 17

onych/o

Answer 17

nail

Question 18

plas/o

Answer 18

formation

Question 19

purpur/o

Answer 19

purple

Question 20

seb/o

Answer 20

sebum (oil)

Question 21

squam/o

Answer 21

scale

Question 22

trich/o

Answer 22

hair

Question 23

xanth/o

Answer 23

yellow

Question 24

xer/o

Answer 24

dry

Question 25

petechia

Answer 25

minute hemorrhagic spot that indicates a bleeding tendency

Question 26

ecchymosis

Answer 26

bruise, black and blue mark; a large purpura (chymo=juice)

Question 27

cicatrix of the skin

Answer 27

mark left by the healing of a sore wound, showing the replacement of destroyed tissue by fibrous tissue

Question 28

keloid

Answer 28

abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue that is thick and irregular

Question 29

neoplasm

Answer 29

abnormal tissue that grows by more rapid than normal

Question 30

nevus

Answer 30

benign localized overgrowth of melanin-forming cells on the skin present at birth or appearing early in life that can be epidermal or vascular

Question 31

verruca

Answer 31

epidermal growth caused by a papilloma virus (wart)

Question 32

AIDS

Answer 32

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Question 33

BCC

Answer 33

Basal Cell Carinoma

Question 34

Bx

Answer 34

Biopsy

Question 35

C&S

Answer 35

Culture and Sensitivity

Question 36

FS

Answer 36

Frozen Section

Question 37

HIV

Answer 37

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Question 38

HSV-1

Answer 38

Herpes Simplex Virus type 1

Question 39

HSV-2

Answer 39

Herpes Simplex Virus type 2

Question 40

I&D

Answer 40

Incision and Drainage

Question 41

Rx

Answer 41

Medical Prescription

Question 42

SCC

Answer 42

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Question 43

Sig

Answer 43

label; instructions to the patient

Question 44

SLE

Answer 44

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Question 45

t.i.d.

Answer 45

three times a day

Question 46

Integumentary System

Answer 46

skin, nails, hair, sebaceous (oil) glands, sweat glands

Question 47

Functions of the Integumentary System

Answer 47

Protects the body from injury, protects the body from intrusion of microorganisms, helps regulate body temperature, houses receptors for sense of touch

Question 48

3 layers of skin

Answer 48

Epidermis (outer), Dermis (middle), Subcutaneous (inner)

Question 49

strata

Answer 49

layers

Question 50

Stratum Basale

Answer 50

site of cell production (innermost layer)

Question 51

Stratum Corneum

Answer 51

layers of dead cells sloughed off (outermost layer)