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Creative Learning 2
Medical Terminology Chapter 2
Term | Defintion |
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Epidermis | Outer Layer of Skin |
Stratum basale | Site of cell production (innermost layer of epidermis) |
Stratum corneum | Layers of sloughed off dead cells (outmost layer of epidermis) |
Dermis | Layer of the skin that contains blood vessels, nerves, nerve endings, glands, and hair follicles |
Subcutaneous | Innermost layer of skin (composed of adipose (fatty) tissue) |
Fat | adip/o, lip/o, steat/o |
Inferior | The feet are _______ to the head. |
Proximal | The elbow is ______ to the hand |
Distal | The right knee is ______ to the right hip |
Ribosome | protein synthesis |
Mitochondrion | power house of the cell |
Nucleus | contains DNA |
Anatomy | the study of body structure |
Physiology | the study of body function |
Morphology | _______ is used to describe an anatomical shape. |
Visceral pleura | The membrane covering the lung. |
Cephal | word part that means head |
Frontal | Plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts |
Thoracic | The lungs are located in which body cavity? |
Xer | dry |
Xanth | Yellow |
Sebaceous glands | oil glands in the skin |
nodule | a solid mass greater than 1 cm that extends deeper into the epidermis |
Dermatosis | any disorder of the skin |
Onychia | inflammation of the fingernail or toenail |
Antihistamine | a drug that blocks the effects of histamine in the body |
Antiseptic | a drug that inhibits growth of infectious microorganisms |
Sig | label; instruction to the patient |
Alopecia | baldness; natural or unnatural deficiency of hair |
Comedo | a plug of sebum (oil) within the opening of a hair follicle |