Medical Terminology Chapter 3

When a patient lies in one position for a long period they are at risk of developing ____ ulcers. peptic gastric pressure decubitus

pressure decubitus

The dermis is the location of sweat and ____ glands, _____ follicles and nail ____.

sebaceous or oil hair roots or root

The hair ______ , is the part of the hair that projects above the skin.

shaft

A(n) _____ is physical evidence of a disease process.

sign Reason: This is the patient's subjective report of his or her experience.

The suffix -plasty in the term abdominoplasty stands for ____.

surgical repair

A departure from normal health as experienced by a patient is called

symptom or symptoms

Deconstruct the term symptomatic

symptom/atic

The virus that causes chickenpox is

varicella-zoster.

Excretion is the removal of ______ products of metabolism out of the body.

waste

homograft

Another name for allograft

heterograft

Another name for xenograft

Which of the following statements about hair are correct? As hair grows, newer cells push the older ones upward. The hair bulb is a structure found within the hair matrix. Hair originates at the surface of the hair follicle. Apocrine sweat glands open into hair follicles. Each hair grows in a separate follicle.

As hair grows, newer cells push the older ones upward. Apocrine sweat glands open into hair follicles. Each hair grows in a separate follicle.

Which two types of skin cancer arise in the basal layer of the epidermis? Basal cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Malignant melanoma

Basal cell carcinoma Malignant melanoma

autograft

Choice, Ideal graft, taken from another location on the patient's body

Select the structures that are found in the dermis. Nerves Sebaceous glands Blood vessels Sweat glands Collagen fibers Dandruff Dead cells packed with keratin

Nerves Sebaceous glands Blood vessels Sweat glands Collagen fibers

____ are a topical pharmacologic agent used under strict supervision of a physician in the treatment of acne, sun spots, and psoriasis.

Retinoids

The term excision means ________ ________ of part of a structure.

Surgical removal

Which of the following lesions is NOT normally present in patients with chickenpox? Vesicles Verucas Macules Verucas

Verucas

The cosmetic procedure that is performed to improve the appearance of the abdomen is called

abdominoplasty.

In most people, aging causes ___________ , thinning of the hair, and baldness as the follicles shrink and produce thin, wispy hairs.

alopecia

The ideal graft is a(n) ________ , taken from another location on the patient's body, because it is not rejected by the immune system.

autograft

The medical term for whitehead and blackhead is

comedo.

Inflammation that produces swollen, red, and itch skin is known as ____.

dermatitis

The _____ is a thick connective tissue layer that is found between the epidermis and hypodermis.

dermis

Who are often at risk for pressure ulcers because their skin is usually thin and dry?

elderly

Deconstruct the term excision

excis - ion

What is the medical term that means to pass waste products of metabolism out of the body?

excrete

Surgical procedure to change the size or shape of the breast is ________.

mammoplasty

The specific structure where each hair cell originates within the follicle is the

matrix or base

Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer because it does not _____ (spread to elsewhere in the body).

metastasize

allograft

Graft from another person or a cadaver

xenograft

Graft from another species