Integumentary Medical and surgical procedures

Question 1

Use of subfreezing temperature, commonly with liquid nitrogen, to destroy abnormal tissue cells, such as unwanted, cancerous, or infected tissue

Answer 1

Cryosurgery

Question 2

Removal of foreign material, damaged tissue, or cellular debris from a wound or burn to prevent infection and promote healing

Answer 2

debridement

sometimes during the healing process acute wounds and burns can become i

Question 3

Tissue destruction by means of high-frequency electrical current; also called electrodesiccation

Answer 3

Fulguration
or electrodessication

Question 4

Incision of a lesion, such as an abscess, followed by the drainage of its contents

Answer 4

I & D
Incision and Drainage

Question 5

Surgical procedure used primarily to treat skin neoplasms in which tumor tissue fixed in place is removed layer by layer for microscopic examination until the entire tumor is removed; also called micrographic surgery

Answer 5

mohs Surgery

Question 6

Surgical procedure to transplant healthy tissue by applying it to an injured site

Answer 6

skin graft

Question 7

Transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person; also called homograft

Answer 7

allograft

Question 8

Transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same individual

Answer 8

autograft
auto-: self, own
-graft: transplantation

Question 9

Transplantation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers arranged in a lattice pattern

Answer 9

synthetic

Question 10

Transplantation (dermis only) from a foreign donor (usually a pig) and transferred to a human; also called heterograft

Answer 10

ZĔN-ō-grăft
xen/o: foreign, strange
-graft: transplantation

Question 11

Procedure that repairs damaged skin, acne scars, fine or deep wrinkles, or tattoos or improves skin tone irregularities through the use of topical chemicals, abrasion, or laser

Answer 11

skin resurfacing

Question 12

Use of chemicals to remove outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses as well as for cosmetic purposes to remove fine wrinkles on the face; also called chemabrasion

Answer 12

chemical peel

Question 13

Any of several laser treatments employed for cosmetic and plastic surgery

Answer 13

Cutaneous laser

Question 14

Removal of acne scars, nevi, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin through the use of sandpaper, wire brushes, or other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer

Answer 14

dermabrasion