Ch 12 Integumentary System Practice Test

Medicine applied to broken skin to prevent infection

Antimicrobial

Axillary

Pertaining to the armpit

Likely diagnosis for a red papule and flulike symptoms after camping in the northeastern US

Lyme disease

Cosmetic procedure to remove or reduce localized areas of fat

Liposuction

A blister less than 1 cm

Vesicle

Skin irritation along the neck caused by wearing a necklace

Contact dermatitis

Albinism

Partial or total absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes

Deep, irregular erosions

Ulcers

Urticaria

Skin eruption characterized by wheals of varying shape and sizes

Bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes

Cyanosis

Decreased tissue pigment

Hypopigmentation

Procedure removing a wart using subfreezing temperature

Cryosurgery

Inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands with pimples and blackheads

Acne vulgaris

Implanting skin to cover areas where skin has been lost

Graft

Function of subcutaneous adipose tissue

Insulation and cushion against shock

Tiny red or purple spots appearing on the skin from tiny hemorrhages

Petechiae

Black and blue mark from a direct impact (e.g., baseball hit)

Contusion

Sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar caused by excessive collagen

Keloid

Chronic hardening and thickening of the skin

Scleroderma

Another name for the skin

Integument

Location of the subcutaneous adipose tissue

Under the dermis

Thinning with the loss of skin markings

Atrophy

Hidradenitis

Inflammation of a sweat gland

Chronic skin disorder with circumscribed red patches covered by silvery scales

Psoriasis

Withdrawing fluid from a cyst with a syringe

Aspiration

Visible collection of pus beneath the epidermis

Pustule

Removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a wound

Debridement

Skin irritation characterized by excessive dryness

Xerosis

Necrosis

Death of tissue or bone surrounded by healthy parts

Term for a lesion that is well defined, appearing as though a circle can be drawn around it

Circumscribed

Location of the epidermis

Above the dermis

Condition of skin producing excessive oil

Seborrhea

Removal of foreign material and dead tissue from an infected lesion until healthy tissue is exposed

Debridement

Dermatitis

Inflammation of the skin

Any disease of the nails

Onychopathy