Integumentary Flashcards
(75 cards)
1
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adipose
A
pertaining to fat
2
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albinism
A
white condition
3
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anhidrosis
A
condition of not producing sweat
4
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basal layer
A
deepest region of the epidermis
5
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dermis
A
middle layer of skin
6
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epidermis
A
outermost layer of skin
7
Q
follicle
A
sac within which each hair grows
8
Q
keratin
A
hard protein of epidermis, nails, and hair
9
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melanin
A
skin pigment
10
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pore
A
tiny opening on the surface of skin
11
Q
sebaceous gland
A
oil-secreting gland near hair follicles
12
Q
sebum
A
the oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands
13
Q
subcutaneous layer
A
innermost layer of skin, contains fat tissue
14
Q
albin/o
A
white
15
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anthrac/o
A
black (coal)
16
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chlor/o
A
green
17
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cirrh/o
A
yellow
18
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cyan/o
A
blue
19
Q
eosin/o
A
rosy
20
Q
erythr/o
A
red
21
Q
jaund/o
A
yellow
22
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leuk/o
A
white
23
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lute/o
A
yellow
24
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melan/o
A
black
25
poli/o
gray
26
xanth/o
yellow
27
caus/o
burn
28
cauter/o
heat, to burn
29
diaphor/o
sweating
30
kerat/o
hard
31
myc/o
fungus
32
onych/o
nail
33
phyt/o
plant
34
pil/o
hair
35
py/o
pus
36
rhytid/o
wrinkle
37
seb/o
sebum
38
squam/o
scale-like
39
steat/o
fat
40
trich/o
hair
41
ungu/o
nail
42
xer/o
dry
43
crust
collection of dried serum and cellular debris
44
cyst
thick-walled, closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material
45
erosion
wearing away or loss of epidermis
46
fissure
groove or crack-like sore
47
macule
flat lesion measuring less than 1 cm diameter
48
nodule
solid, round, or oval elevated lesion 1 cm or more in diameter
49
papule
small (less than 1cm) solid elevation of the skin
50
polyp
growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane
51
pustule
papule containing pus
52
ulcer
open sore on the skin or mucous membrane (deeper than an erosion)
53
vesicle
small collection (papule) of clear fluid (serum); blister
54
wheal
smooth, swollen papule that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin
55
alopecia
absence of hair from areas where it normally grows
56
ecchymosis
bruising of the skin
57
petechiae
small, pinpoint hemorrhage
58
pruritus
itching
59
acne
chronic papular and pustular eruption of the skin with increased production of sebum
60
burn
injury to tissue caused by heat contact
61
first-degree burn
superficial burn
injury to epidermis only
redness, tenderness, no blisters
62
second-degree burn
partial-thickness burn
injury to epidermis and dermis
redness, deeper lesions, blisters, tenderness
63
third-degree burns
full-thickness burn
destruction injury to epidermis, dermis, and damage to subcutaneous tissue
leaves charred white tissue
64
cellulitis
diffuse, acute infection of skin
| local heat, redness, pain, swelling
65
eczema
inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular, or papulosquamous lesions
66
gangrene
death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply
67
scabies
contagious, parasitic infection of the skin
| intense pruritis
68
tinea
fungal infection of skin
69
urticaria
hives
| acute allergic reaction in which red round wheals develop on skin
70
callus
increased growth of keratin cells, caused by pressure or friction
71
keloid
excess, hypertrophied thickened scar
72
keratosis
thickened and rough lesion of epidermis
73
nevus
pigmented lesion of skin (mole)
74
verruca
epidermal growth (wart) caused by virus
75
adipocyte
fat cell
