Exercise 1 Flashcards by Rachel Chadwick

A fungus that causes skin infections

DERMATOPHYTE

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No sense of taste

AGEUSIA

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Incision into the eardrum - Starts with M

MYRINGOTOMY

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Purulent skin condition

PYODERMA

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Double vision

DIPLOPIA

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Painful hair

TRICHALGIA

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Hearing loss due to old age

PRESBYCUSIS

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Pertaining to the eyelid

PALPEBRAL

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Pertaining to sebum

SEBACEOUS

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Inflammation of the lacrimal sac

DACRYOCYSTITIS

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grows out of a follicle

hair

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hard covering on dorsal surfaces of fingers and toes

nail

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cells that make melanin for skin colour

melanocytes

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skin’s own natural oil

sebum

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middle layer of skin

dermis

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hair grows out of these tiny tubes

follicles

moon shaped crescent on the nail

lunula

glands containing sweat

sweat glands

outermost layer of skin

epidermis

covering of proximal end of the cuticle

cuticle

These receptor cells detect smell

olfactory receptors

This muscle moves the eye towards the nose

medial rectus

Secretion from this gland becomes body odour when its molecules are decomposed by bacteria on the skin

apocrine sweat gland

Fingerprints are formed from these

friction ridges

What is considered to be the 'window' of the eye?

cornea

What is the name of the cells that are sensory receptors in the epidermis?

Merkel cells

Which part of the inner ear is not involved with balance?

cochlea

This part of the lacrimal apparatus produces the watery portion of tears

lacrimal gland

In which layer of the epidermis are stem cells found?

stratum basale

Which of the following is not an ossicle?

auricle