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Module 2 (Slideshow Info)

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Term
Definition
______ is made up of squamous cells.   Epidermis  
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•Made up of a few cells and many thick fibers. • Strong and flexible. • Contains hair follicles, nerves, and glands.   Dermis  
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• First line defense from germs and irritants. • First point of contact with its surroundings.   Skin  
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• Hold the hair into the dermis. • Nourish the hair.   Hair Follicles  
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Detect pressure, temperature, and pain   Nerves  
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______ glands secrete sebum (oil).   Sebaceous  
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_______ glands release sweat   Sweat  
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• Adip/o. • Lip/o. • Steat/o.   Fat  
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• Cutane/o. • Derm/o. • Dermat/o.   Skin  
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• Pil/o. • Trich/o.   Hair  
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• Hidr/o.   Sweat  
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• Squam/o   Scale  
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• Onych/o. • Ungu/o.   Nail  
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• Seb/o. • Sebace/o. 9   Oil  
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• Kerato-. • Xero-. • Crypto-   Unusual Skin Texture  
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Skin color is a result of the amount of ________ produced.   melanin  
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< 1cm and filled with clear fluid.   Vesicles  
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> 1cm and filled with clear fluid.   Bullae  
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Bumps that are filled with pus   Pustules  
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Large pustules   Abscesses  
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Freckles are small flat spots called _______   Macules  
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Large macules are called ________   Patches  
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Skin conditions caused by blood vessels (vascular lesions): RAISED   Cherry Angioma  
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Skin conditions caused by blood vessels (vascular lesions): FLAT. BRUISES.   Telangiectasia  
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Skin conditions caused by blood vessels (vascular lesions): SMALL   Petechiae  
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Skin conditions caused by blood vessels (vascular lesions): LARGE   Ecchymosis  
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Onych-   Pathological conditions of the nail  
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• Basal cell carcinoma. • Malignant melanoma. • Squamous cell carcinoma.   Malignant cutaneous neoplasms.  
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• Actinic keratosis. • Hidradenoma.   Benign skin tumors  
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• Mycosis. • Dermatomycosis. • Mycodermatitis. • Onychomycosis. • Tinea. • Trichomycosis.   Fungal infections  
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ABCDE   asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving  
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AK   actinic keratosis  
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Bx   Biopsy  
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C&S   Culture and sensitivity  
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derm   Dermatology  
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ID   Intradermal  
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SC, SQ   Subcutaneous  
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The brain receives sensory information (_____, ______, ______), processes it, and integrates it into one experience.   Sight Sound Smell  
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The eye is covered by a thin, clear membrane:   conjunctiva  
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Ocul/o, ophthalm/o, opt/o.   Eye  
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Lacrim/o, dacry/o.   Tear  
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-opia, -opsia.   Vision Condition  
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Blephar/o.   Eyelid  
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Corne/o, kerat/o.   Cornea  
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Conjunctiv/o   Conjunctiva  
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Scler/o   Sclera (The White of Eye)  
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White part of the eye.   Sclera  
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Clear surface in the middle of the eye.   Cornea  
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• Lens – bends the light rays. • Iris – colored area, controls the size of the pupil. • Ciliary muscles attach to the lens and bend it for focusing   Choriod Layer  
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• Deepest layer of the eye. • Contains cells that turn into electric signals that are sent to the brain via the optic nerve.   Retina  
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Rhytid/o   Wrinkle  
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Onych/o and Ungu/o   Nail  
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Pachy/o   Thick  
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Adip/o Steat/o Lip/o   Fat  
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Pil/o Trich/o   Hair  
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Identify and define the roots in the term pachyderma.   pachy (thick) + derma (skin)  
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Translate the term onychopathy   nail disease  
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Translation of the medical term ichthyosis   ichthy (scaly) + osis (condition) = a condition of the skin that is dry and scaly  
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What is the correct breakdown of the term epidermal   epi/derm/al  
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Which medical term means incision into a nail?   onychotomy  
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ABCDE is a mnemonic device for remembering steps in analysis and means   asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving  
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ID is an abbreviation for   intradermal = intra (inside) + derm (skin) + al (pertaining to) = pertaining to inside the skin.  
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Cycl/o   ciliary body, the circle of tissue surrounding the lens  
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Myring/o   Eardrum  
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ophthalmoplegia   "eye paralysis."  
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"Discharge from the ear."   otorrhea  
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Myopia   nearsightedness  
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Blepharitis   "inflammation of the eyelid."  
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Conjunctivitis   "inflammation of the conjunctiva."  
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Ophthalmopathy   Eye disease  
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Hearing loss caused by sound not being transmitted from the inner ear to the brain is referred to as?   sensorineural hearing loss  
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What is the correct breakdown of endophthalmitis?   end (in, inside) + ophthalm (eye) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation inside the eye  
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