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med term wk 3
Medical Terminology A Living Language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does skin do? | -Provides a protective two way barrier between our internal environment and the outside world. -Temperature regulation -houses sensory receptors |
| which structures make up the integumentary system? | skin, hair, nails, sebaceous glands, sweat glands |
| albin/o | white |
| bi/o | life |
| cry/o | cold |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| diaphor/o | profuse sweating |
| electr/o | electricity |
| erythr/o | red |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | dry, scaly |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | death |
| onych/o | nail |
| pedicul/o | lice |
| phot/o | light |
| py/o | pus |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| scler/o | hard |
| seb/o | oil |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| xer/o | dry |
| -derma | skin condition |
| -opsy | view of |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |
| allo- | other, different from usual |
| xeno- | strange foreign |
| integument/cutaneous membrane | another word for skin |
| what layer of skin contains the nerve endings? | Middle |
| which skin glands produce fluids? | sweat and sebaceous |
| How do superficial blood vessels assist in body temperature regulation? | when the body wants to cool itself it opens the blood vessels bringing more blood to the surface to release heat. When the body wants to warm itself those vessels constrict allowing less blood to flow close to the surface. |
| outer layer of skin | epidermis layer |
| middle layer of skin | dermis /corium layer |
| innermost layer of skin | subcutaneous /Hypodermis layer |
| how often is the epidermus replaced? | every 25 days |
| stratified squamous epithelium | flat scale like cells aranged in overlapping layers that compose the epidermis |
| what is the deepest layer of the epidermus called? | basal layer |
| keratin | a hard protein that fills the cells on the outer layer of the epidermis. This creates a waterproof barier |
| where is melanin produced and what is it's purpose? | found in the basal layerthis cell produces pigment and protects against damage from UV rays |
| colagen fibers | -made from strong fibrous protein present in connective tissue -forms a flexible"glue" that gives connective tissue it's strength |
| lipocytes | fat cells that make up the subcutaneous layer |
| arrector pili | a muscle attached to a ahir follicle which has the ability to contract, make the hair stand up and cause goose bumps |
| How does hair grow? | keratinized melanin enriched cells are pushed upward forming the hair shaft |
| What are the four parts of a hair? | root, follicle, shaft, arrector pili |
| nail body | a flat plate of keratin |
| nail bed | connects the nail body to the tissue underneath |
| nail root | -covered by the cuticle -found at the base of the nail |
| free edge | the edge of the nail that is trimmed when it gets too long |
| cuticle | the soft tissue of the nail |
| lunula | the light colored half moon area at the base of the nail |
| Where is the sebaceous gland found? | the dermis |
| What oil does the sebaceous gland secrete? | seabum |
| seabum production____ with age | decreases |
| What is another name for sweat glands? | sudoriferous glands |
| Where is a sweat gland found? | the dermis |
| How does sweat travel to the surface of the skin? | Sweat duct |
| sweat pore | surface opening of a sweat duct |
| what is another name for sweat? | perspiration |
| Where are apocrine glands found? | pubic and underarms |
| What would cause the thick sweat from the apocrine glands to smell? | contact with bacteria on the skin |
| angi/o | vessel |
| bas/o | the base |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cyt/o | cell |
| esthesi/o | felling |
| hem/o | blood |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| system/o | system |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | state/condition |
| -ism | state of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oma | mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -phagia | eating |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| an- | without |
| anti- | againts |
| auro- | self |
| de- | without |
| epi- | upon |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | under |
| intra- | within |
| para- | beside |
| sub- | under |
| What is the name of the test that grows a colony of bacteria removed from an infected area used to determine the bacteria and it's sensitivity to different antibiotics? | culture and sensitivity |
| What is it called when you remove a piece of tissue to examine it under a microscope? | biopsy |
| What is it called when you scrape cells from tissue and then examine them under a microscope? | exfoliative cytology |
| What would you call a thin piece of tissue cut from a frozen specimen for rapid examination under a microscope? | frozen section |
| What would you call scrapings taken from tissue from lesions which are placed on a growth medium and examined under a microscope to identify fungal growth? | fungal scrapings |
| What is the abbreviation for basal cell carcinoma? | BCC |
| What is the abbreviation for biopsy? | BX, bx |
| What is the abbreviation for culture and sensitivity? | C&S |
| What is the abbreviation for decubitus ulser? | decub |
| What is the abbreviation for dermatology? | Derm, derm |
| What is the abbreviation for frozen section? | FS |
| What is the abbreviation for incision and drainage? | I&D |
| What is the abbreviation for intradermal? | ID |
| What is the abbreviation for malignant melanoma? | MM |
| What is the abbreviation for squamous cell carcinoma? | SCC |
| What is the abbreviation for skin graft? | SG |
| What is the abbreviation for systemic lupus erythematosus? | SLE |
| What is the abbreviation for split-thickness skin graft? | STSG |
| What is the abbreviation for subcutaneous? | Subc, SubQ |
| What is the abbreviation for ultraviolet | UV |
| ecchymosis | skin discoloration/bruise |
| suppurative | containing or producing pus |
| prurulent | puss filled fluid which can be the result of infection |
| pruritus | severe itching |
| urticaria | hives |
| nevus | birthmark or mole |
| petichiae | pinpoint spots from bleeding under the skin |
| purpura | hemorrhages into the skin and mucous membranes |
| comedo | blackhead |
| cicatrix | scar |
| keloid | scar which forms as raised and red |
| vitiligo | disappearance of pigment from the skin |
| furuncle | staphylococcal skin abscess with redness, pain, and swelling; also called a boil |
| carbuncle | inflammation and infection of skin and hair follicle that may result from several untreated boils; most commonly found on neck, upper back, or head |
| rhytidectomy | surgical removal of excess skin to eliminate wrinkles; commonly referred to as a facelift |
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