Self Test: Integumentary System

The coiled tubular structures arising from the dermis that excrete sweat are the:

sudoriferous glands

The outer layer of skin is called the:

epidermis

Scarlet fever is also known as:

scarlatina

The layer of skin that is sometimes referred to as true skin is the:

dermis

The combining forms that mean "nail" are:

unguin/o- or onycho-

The combining forms cutane/o- (cutaneous), pel/o- (pellagra), -derm- (ep/iderm/is and dermat/itis) , and cut/i- (cut/icle) all mean:

skin

The compound term "Sebo/aden/itis" literally means:

Inflamed oil gland

The combining forms Hidr/o- and Sudero- both mean:

sweat

Dermato/plast/y literally means:

skin/surgical repair/process of

Leprosy is also known as

Hansen's disease

Pediculosis Corpus is often spread by:

Sharing fabrics and combs

the word part maculo- means

large spot

the diagnostic term that means skin or tissue bruise is

contusion

The term that means invasion into the skin and body hair by lice is:

pediculosis

What is seborrhea?

excessive flow of oil

The diagnostic term _____________ actually means tissue death or literally "an eating sore."

gangrene

The diagnostic term that actually means the process of scraping away the skin by a mechanical process or injury is:

ab/ras/ion

the term blister is derived from the middle dutch bluyster, meaning

a swelling

The word part Sudoro- means:

sweat

The medical term Cicatrix literally means:

scar

The medical term that means Wart is:

verruca

Papill/oma literally means

Nipple/Tumor

The medical term that means small, solid skin elevation is:

papule

____ is a condition of dry, fish-like skin

ichthyosis

The diagnostic term Acne Vulgaris literally means:

pointed and common

The procedural term Dermatoplasty includes ___________ surgery.

face lifts

The diagnostic term Geriatric Alopecia actually means:

"old age" baldness

The disease term Anthrax literally means:

coal or carbuncle

The diagnostic term Cheil/itis literally means:

lip inflamed

The diagnostic term Furuncle actually means _________

boil

The diagnostic term Rubella (red) is also known as:

German measles

The diagnostic term Herpes literally means:

to creep

The diagnostic term Rubeola literally means:

red or redness

____ are pinhead-sized papules on the face or genitals that are keratin-filled cysts

milium

Oral Koplik Spots are associated with:

Rubeola

Herpes Zoster Virus causes shingles and also causes

Chickenpox

The disease Smallpox is caused by a highly contagious __________ and is characterized by prostration, a vesicular-pustular rash, and fever.

virus

The diagnostic term Malignant Melanoma actually means:

a black tumor that is bad or cancerous

The diagnostic term Hirsut/ism literally means:

the state of being hairy

the diagnostic term ichthy/osis actually means

fish-like skin condition

The diagnostic term Squamous Cell Carcinoma actually means:

scaly crab-like cell tumors of the surface tissue

The bacterial infection of the face that is referred to as ____________ is characterized by vesicles or sacs that rupture and form a golden crust.

Impetigo

The diagnostic term Dys/hidr/osis literally means:

condition of faulty sweating

The diagnostic term Scabies actually means:

Itch mite infestation

The diagnostic term Tinea Cruris (or crusis) actually means:

Jock Itch

The diagnostic term for the fungal infection Candid/iasis literally means:

glowing white/condition

which word part literally means oil?

oleo-

carbuncle in latin means

small, glowing ember

The diagnostic term Thrush is usually a fungus infection of the:

throat or vagina

Lyme disease is associated with a town in ________.

Connecticut

The diagnostic term Xero/derma literally means:

dry/skin

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is caused by Rickettsia that is carried by a:

tick

What is a chronic skin condition causing red patches with dry, thick, silvery scales

Psoriasis

Laceration literally means:

the process of tearing

cold sore recurrence can be triggered by

all of the above (stress, injury to the mouth or lips, pregnancy)

Helminth/ic Diseases can attack multiple body systems including the integumentary, digestive, and nervous systems. They are caused by Meta/zoa Parasitic Worms called:

Tapeworms, Roundworms, Flukeworms

ALL OF THE ABOVE

which of the following is a primary skin lesion

bulla

Cimex lectularius is also known as:

bed bugs

which of the following is a secondary skin lesion

fissure

The term Tinea Pedis actually means:

athlete's foot

a subcutaneous injection is

underneath the skin

what is also referred to as rabbit fever or deerfly fever

tularemia

____ is the contraction or shortening of muscle fibers, which causes atrophy

contracture

The relative speed with which the skin resumes its normal appearance after being stretched or compressed is called__________. It represents the amount of water in the tissues or hydration.

turgor

what is the scraping or scooping of the tissue surface of the skin or wall of a tumor cavity

curettage

a___ is the horny mass of condensed epithelial cells in the stratum corneum layer of the skin that becomes thickened

callus

a motor vehicle accident victim admitted to the emergency department was described as having "lacerations" and "contusions." this means they have

cuts and bruises

a patient with urticaria after exposure to an allergen displays "wheals". these are usually

red

"striae gravidarum" would be found in which of the following patients

pregnant

your patient has "verrucae" on their fingers. The appearance of this condition can be described as

epidermal nipple-like skin tumors

You have shoveled snow for an hour in frigid temperatures and now suspect that you have "cheilitis." Which part of your body is affected by this condition?

lips

which term can be used interchangeably with hypertrichosis

hirsutism

"aphthous stomatitis" is a term which describes

canker sores

The name of this disease literally means "near/ear/inflamed" and is also known as "parotitis." What is it?

mumps

Upon exam, you notice a "bulls-eye" rash on your patient's arm. This may be indicative of which condition?

lyme disease

the name of this fungal infection which literally means "glowing white" is

candida

"pediculosis corpus" is caused by

lice

a patient with a condition which literally means "nipple/many/condition" has

papillomatosis

"neoplasm" literally means

new/growth

what is a hair that grows through or follows an abnormal hair channel to the surface of the skin called

ingrown