med term integumentary system

Question 1

a benign skin growth with a waxy or “pasted on” look?

Answer 1

seborrheic keratosis

Question 2

pruitus

Answer 2

itching

Question 3

purlent

Answer 3

pus filled

Question 4

ecchymosis

Answer 4

large area of discoloration due to bleeding under skin (bruise)

Question 5

erythema

Answer 5

redness of the skin

Question 6

follicultisis

Answer 6

inflammation of the hair follicle

Question 7

a burn that involves blisters and damage to the dermitis

Answer 7

2nd degree burn

Question 8

what describes the half-moon shaped white region at the nail root

Answer 8

lunula

Question 9

an auto immune disorder that attacks the hair follicles, causing well-defined bald areas on the scalp or elsewhere on the body.

Answer 9

alopecia areata

Question 10

mole

Answer 10

nevus

Question 11

scab

Answer 11

crust

Question 12

involves tissue death that usually is asssociated with a loss of circulation

Answer 12

gangrene

Question 13

pimple

Answer 13

pustuale

Question 14

torn or jagged wound or accidental cut or wound

Answer 14

laceration

Question 15

abnormal sac containing fluid, gas or semisoild

Answer 15

cyst

Question 16

chemical causes the signs of an allergic reaction response when it is released in response to allergens?

Answer 16

histamine

Question 17

fat cells

Answer 17

lipocytes

Question 18

open lesion of skin or mucous membrane resulting in tissue loss around the edges ?

Answer 18

ulcers

Question 19

py/o

Answer 19

pus

Question 20

dermat/o

Answer 20

skin

Question 21

pil/o

Answer 21

hair

Question 22

hidr/o

Answer 22

sweat

Question 23

histut/o

Answer 23

hairy

Question 24

eccrine:

Answer 24

sweat glands open to the skin

Question 25

apocrine

Answer 25

hair

Question 26

destruction or elimination of abnormal tissue cells through the application of extreme cold

Answer 26

cryosurgery

Question 27

excessive sweating

Answer 27

hypohydrosis

Question 28

onychitits

Answer 28

inflammation of the nail

Question 29

paronychia

Answer 29

around the nail

Question 30

pediculosis

Answer 30

lice

Question 31

petechiae

Answer 31

small pinpoint hemmorages under the skin

Question 32

furuncles

Answer 32

boils: large, tender, around the hair follicles