4 Integumentary System

A set of 64 vocabulary flashcards over the Integumentary System, covering combining forms, prefixes, suffixes, and anatomical structures based on lecture notes.

adip/o

fat

albin/o

white

cirrh/o

yellow

crypt/o

hidden

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cyt/o

cell

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

erythr/o

red

fer/o

to carry; iron

hidr/o

sweat

ichthy/o

dry, scaly

jaund/o

yellow

kerat/o

horn, hornlike tissue (keratin), hard

leuk/o

white

melan/o

black

myc/o

fungus

onych/o

nail

pachy/o

thick

phag/o

swallowing, eating

pil/o

hair

rhytid/o

wrinkles

scler/o

hard (When used with ophthalmology terms, scler/o refers to the tough outer white portion of the eye called the sclera.)

seb/o

sebum (oil; fat)

sudor/o

sweat

trich/o

hair

ungu/o

nail

xanth/o

yellow

xer/o

dry, dryness

epi-

on, upon, over, above, in addition

hyper-

above, excessive, beyond normal

hypo-

low, under, below normal

intra-

within, inside

para-

beside, around, alongside, near; abnormal, disordered function

per-

through

sub-

under, below

trans-

across, beyond, through

-al

pertaining to, converts a root or noun to an adjective

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

-genic

producing, formation, originating, causing

-ia

diseased state, condition of

-ic

pertaining to, converts a noun to an adjective

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)

-logy

study of

-malacia

softening

-oma

tumor, swelling

-osis

abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)

-ous

pertaining to, converts a root or noun to an adjective

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

flow, discharge

skin (skin)

organ covering the body; made up of layers; also called cutaneous membrane

epidermis (ep-i-DER-mis)

outer layer of skin; protects the body from the external environment

keratin (KAR-a-tin)

scleroprotein component of the hornlike, or cornified, layer of the epidermis; also the primary component of the hair and nails

melanin (MEL-a-nin)

dark pigment produced by melanocytes; amount present determines skin color

hair (hār)

compressed, keratinized cells that arise from hair follicles (the sacs that enclose the hair fibers)

nails (nālz)

hornlike plates made from flattened epithelial cells; found on the dorsal surface of the ends of the fingers and toes

sebaceous glands (se-BĀ-shas)

secrete sebum (oil) into the hair follicles where the hair shafts pass through the dermis

sudoriferous glands (soo-da-RIF-er-as)

tiny, coiled, tubular structures that emerge through pores on the skin’s surface and secrete sweat; also called sweat glands

dermis (DUR-mis)

inner layer of skin; responsible for its flexibility and mechanical strength

hypodermis (hī-pō-DER-mis)

layer between the dermis and the underlying tissues and organs; contains adipose tissue (fat), connective tissue, nerves, and blood vessels; also called subcutaneous layer

arrector pili muscles (uh-REK-tor PYE-lye MUS-ulz)

bundles of smooth muscle fibers attached to hair follicles that cause the hairs to stand on end causing characteristic “goose bumps”