2.03 Integumentary System Flashcards

Abrasion: scraping away of the top layer of skin

Adipose: fatty tissue

Albinism: deficiency in pigment

Alopecia: baldness to all or small portions of the head

Boils (carbuncles): painful bacterial infection of the hair follicle

Dermatitis: noncontagious, inflammation of the skin

Fascia: membrane supporting the muscles

Gland: tiny organ that secretes chemical substances

Impetigo: contagious skin disorders characterized by vesicles that rupture and

develop yellow crust

Keratin: protein that helps to form a waterproof barrier on the skin and nails

Macule: flat, discolored area of the skin usually less than one centimeter in diameter

Matrix: nail bed

Melanin: pigment that gives skin, hair, and eyes color

Melanocytes: skin-color cells

Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): bacteria that causes

infection to different parts of the body that has become resistant to standard antibiotic

treatment medications

Papule: elevated, solid area that forms on the skin

Pruritis: itching

Psoriasis: chronic noncontagious inflammatory autoimmune skin disease

characterized by silvery, white patches on the skin

Pustule: a vesicle that becomes filled with pus

Rule of nines: algorithm used to calculate the percentage of body surface that has

been burned

Sebum: oil

Stratum corneum: dead, flat cells that flake off daily

Stratum germinativum: deepest layer of epidermis that helps to regenerate cells

Tumor: solid, abnormal mass of cells that may extend into cutaneous tissue

Ulcer (superficial and decubitus): depressed lesion of the epidermis and dermis

Urticaria (hives): temporarily elevated area that is itchy and may be red in color

Vesicle: small blister

Warts (verrucae): viral infection that affects the skin and nail