Spring Quiz 7

Question 1

biopsy

Answer 1

removing tissue from a living person for lab examination

Question 2

carcinoma

Answer 2

a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor

Question 3

cryosurgery

Answer 3

use of liquid nitrogen or argon gas in a probe to freeze and kill abnormal tissue

Question 4

cutaneous

Answer 4

pertaining to the skin

Question 5

integumentary

Answer 5

pertaining to the covering of the body

Question 6

vasoconstriction

Answer 6

reduction in the diameter of a blood vessel

Question 7

vasodilation

Answer 7

increase in the diameter of a blood vessel

Question 8

analgesic

Answer 8

substance that reduces or relieves the response to pain without producing loss of consciousness

Question 9

intradermal

Answer 9

within the epidermis

Question 10

intramuscular

Answer 10

within the muscle

Question 11

subcutaneous

Answer 11

below the skin

Question 12

transdermal

Answer 12

going across or through the skin

Question 13

wheal

Answer 13

small, itchy swelling of the skin

Question 14

atopy

Answer 14

state of hypersensitivity to an allergen

Question 15

dermatitis

Answer 15

inflammation of the skin

Question 16

eczema

Answer 16

inflammatory skin disease, often with a serious discharge

Question 17

excoriation

Answer 17

scratch mark

Question 18

pruritis

Answer 18

itching

Question 19

vesicle

Answer 19

small sac containing liquid (blister)

Question 20

macule

Answer 20

small, flat spot or patch on the skin

Question 21

malignant

Answer 21

tumor that invades surrounding tissues and metastasizes to distant organs

Question 22

metastasis

Answer 22

spread of a disease from one part of the body to another

Question 23

nevus

Answer 23

congenital lesion of the skin

Question 24

papule

Answer 24

small, circumscribed elevation on the skin

Question 25

carbuncle

Answer 25

infection of many hair follicles in a small area, often on the back of the neck

Question 26

cellulitis

Answer 26

infection of subcutaneous connective tissue

Question 27

impetigo

Answer 27

infection of the skin producing thick, yellow crusts

Question 28

mucocutaneous

Answer 28

junction of skin and mucous membrane