Integumentary System Flashcards
1
Q
What is this system composed of ?
A
the skin, nails and glands
2
Q
Adip/o means ?
A
fat
3
Q
aut/o means?
A
self
4
Q
bi/o means ?
A
life
5
Q
coni/o means ?
A
dust
6
Q
crypt/o means?
A
hidden
7
Q
cutane/o means?
A
skin
8
Q
derm/o means?
A
skin
9
Q
heter/o means?
A
other
10
Q
hidr/o means
A
sweat
11
Q
kerat/o means
A
tissue / cornea
12
Q
lip/o means
A
fat
13
Q
melan/o
A
black
14
Q
myc/o means?
A
fungus
15
Q
necr/o means?
A
death
16
Q
onychol means?
A
nail
17
Q
pachy/o means ?
A
thick
18
Q
pilo mans?
A
hair
19
Q
rhiytid/o mean ?
A
wrinkles
20
Q
scler/o means ?
A
hardening sclera?
21
Q
seb/o means?
A
sebum/ sebaceous
22
Q
squam/o means ?
A
scales
23
Q
staphyl/o means?
A
grape-like clusters
24
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steat/o means ?
A
fat
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strept/o means?
twisted chains
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sudor/o means?
sweat
27
trich/o means?
hair
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ungu/o means?
nail
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xen/o means?
foreign/ strange
30
xer/o means ?
dry
31
Abrasion
scraping away of skin by mechanical processes or injury
32
Abscess
localized collection of pus
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acne
inflammatory skin disease involving hair follicles and glands
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adipose
fat, fatty
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allergy
hypersensitivity
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Alopecia
hair loss
37
Bacteria
1. single celled microorganism
| 2. reproduce through cell division
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Candidiasis
Infection of the skin, composed of cluster of boil caused by staphylococcal bacteria
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cellulitis
inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue cause by infection and leads to redness, swelling, fever and scar.
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cicatrix
scar
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contusion
injury with no break in the skin, composed of pain, swelling, and discolouration. (Also known as a bruise)
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cyst
a closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material
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cytomegalovirus
a herpes type of virus that normally causes a disease when the immune system is compromised
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Diaphoresis
profuse sweating
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Ecchymosis
escape of blood into the tissue, which causes artificial discolouration "black/blue" marks also called a bruise
46
Eczema
non infectious inflammatory skin disease characterized by redness, blisters, scabs, and itching. This is also called atopic dermatitis
47
Edema
puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid
48
Emollient
Agent that softens or soothes the skin
49
Erythma
redness
50
Fissure
slit or crack-like sore in the skin
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Fungus
organism that feeds by absorbing organic molecules from its surrounding
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Furuncle
1. painful skin node caused by staphylococcal bacteria inn a hair follicle
2. also called a boil
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Gangrene
death of tissue cause by loss of blood supply, followed by bacterial invasion.
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herpes
inflammatory skin disease
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Impetigo
superficial skin infection composed of pustules, and caused by staphylococcal or streptcoccal
