Medical Terminology chapter 6 Skin & Body Membranes

A polyp is a:

A Mass that projects upward

On a hot day, the patient is unable to sweat. This is known as:

Anhidrosis

The patient has a rash on her left arm. The nurse anticipates the physician will order

Antihistamines are medications used to control allergic skin reactions.

Match the combining form for melan(o)

Black

Comedones are also called

Blackheads

A large blister is a(an):

Bulla

A blackhead is

Comedo

This is due to chronic pressure on the skin over bony parts.

Decubitus

The patient is sweating profusely. This would be documented as:

Diaphoresis is the process of sweating profusely.

Acute form of dermatitis is:

Eczema

Match the combining form for ichthy(o)

Fish, scaly

An inflamed hair is known as

Folliculitis

An inflamed hair is known as:

Folliculitis

Match the combing form for pil(o)

Hair

This is a contagious skin disorder often caused by staphylococci:

Impetigo

the Mantoux Test is delivered

Intradermally

The prefix pertaining to fingernail is

Onych-

Match the combing form for pil(o)

Pil(o) is the combining term for hair

The patient states he cannot stop itching. How will this be documented?

Pruritus

German measles is a rash caused by

Rubella

Measles is also known as

Rubeola

The overproduction of sebum can cause

Seborrhea is excessive production of sebum

What occurs with necrosis?

Tissue death

autograft

a graft taken from another location on the patient

heterograft or xenograft

a graft taken from another species is an

Melanoma

a malignancy airsing from the cells that form melatonin

heterograft

a skin graft using donor skin from one species to another is called a xenograft or a

Shingles

a viral disease effecting peripheral nerves and caused by herpes zoster

cyst

abnormal sac that contains fluids, gas or be solid

A teenage patient has skin eruptions on his face and upper back. The nurse recognizes this as

acne vulgaris

skin is a protective barrier

against foreign substances

An antigen contains

allergens

a neoplasm is

an abnormal growth

Exudate

another term for pus

adipose

another word for fatty tissue

A graft that uses skin from one's own body is a(n)

autograft

Comedones are also called

blackheads

A hard, thickened area of skin is a(n)

callus

Burning wounds to control bleeding is

cauterization

The medical assistant assist the physician in the application of cold liquid nitrogen or

cryosurgery

This narrow band of epidermis surrounds the nail.

cuticle

Seborrheic dermatitis is also known as

dandruff

Impetigo

derived from the latin word meaning scabby eruption, is highly contagious, and produces thick yellow crust; primarily on children

The health care provider who assist the physician with the use of brushes to remove wrinkles is assisting with

dermabrasion

a hair follicle is in the

dermal layer of the skin

The middle layer of skin is called the

dermis

A type of vascular lesion is a(n)

ecchymosis

An agent that adds oils to skin is a(n)

emollient

The topmost layer of skin is the

epidermis

steatitis is inflammation of the

fatty tissue

Hair grows out of the

follicle

Athlete's foot is caused by what type of infection?

fungus

A pilonidal cyst contains

hair

subcutaneous

injections that are given with a shorter needle that pierces the epidermis and dermis to reach the hypodermis and are used for the administration of insulin are called

This is a firm raised mass of scar tissue

keloid

furuncle

localized skin infection, usually in a hair follicle and containing pus; boil

The epidermis does not include which of the following?

lunula

A freckle is a (n)

macule

Melanoctyes

malignant melanoma arises from melanoctyes, cells in the stratum basale that produces the pigment melanin.

Melanocyte

melan-o-ctye

The cells that help determine skin color are

melanocytes

A type of skin cancer is

melanoma

epidermis

most superficial layer of skin

The nurse identifies an inflammation in the nail as

onychitis

The skin includes the body's sensors for sensations and

pain

a pustule is filled with what kind of substance?

pus

A type of vascular disorder is

rosacea

Abnormal thickening of the skin happens in the disease called

scleroderma

Excessive production of sebum is due to

sebaceous glands

The oil-producing glands are the

sebaceous glands

The overproduction of sebum can cause

seborrhea

the herpes zoster virus causes

shingles

The largest body organ is the

skin

subcutaneous

sub-cutane-ous

epidermis

the outer layer of the skin

Debridement

the removal of dead tissue by scraping.

Chicken pox is a rash caused by

varicella

A type of primary lesion is a(n)

vesicle

A type of primary lesion is a(n)

vesicle. A vesicle is a primary lesion and is a mass which contains pus.