Deck 4: Integumentary System

Question 1

Onych/o is a combining form for the nails.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The sebaceous glands produce an oily, acidic substance to lubricate the hair and skin.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The dermis contains melanocytes.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Melanin is a pigment secreted by cells in the skin to protect the layers underneath from radiation.

Question 5

Another term for the eponychium is the cuticle.

Question 6

The layer of skin that contains the skin's blood supply, lymphatics, nervous tissue, hair follicles, and glands is the epidermis.

Question 7

The term strata means "layers."

Question 8

The highly vascular tissue under the nail is the lunula.

Question 9

The combining form for the substance produced by the sudoriferous glands is hidr/o.

Question 10

Sebum is the substance secreted by the sweat glands.

Question 11

The secretion of sweat is termed perspiration.

Question 12

A combining form for gland is seb/o.

Question 13

The layer of the skin composed mainly of adipose tissue is the epidermis.

Question 14

The sebaceous glands produce sweat.

Question 15

The small fold of skin surrounding the lower part of the nail is the cuticle.

Question 16

The groove under a small fold of skin at the base of the nail is the nail root.

Question 17

Another term for the corium is the hypodermis.

Question 18

A combining form for the hair is pil/o.

Question 19

The integumentary system consists of the skin, hair, nails, and glands.

Question 20

Ungu/o is a combining form for the nails.

Question 21

A flat blemish or discoloration less than 1 cm is a papule.

Question 22

Repeated removal of layers of a tumor until complete removal is achieved is called Mohs surgery.

Question 23

The visible part of the nail is the nail body.

Question 24

A localized suppurative staphylococcal infection with connecting pockets is a furuncle.

Question 25

Cells that produce pigment that give skin its color are stratum corneum.

Question 26

A parasitic infestation caused by mites is scabies.

Question 27

A stria is the same as a cicatrix.

Question 28

Perspiration is secreted through papillae.

Question 29

Any visible, localized abnormality of the skin tissue is a lesion.

Question 30

A diffuse, spreading, acute inflammation within solid tissues is cellulitis.

Question 31

Hair follicles are found in the subcutaneous layer.

Question 32

The hair root and its covering is called the follicle.

Question 33

The acidic nature of sebum helps to inhibit bacteria.

Question 34

The term avascular means pertaining to no (blood) vessels.

Question 35

The combining form for the structure underneath the hair follicle that encloses the capillaries is kerat/o.

Question 36

Early skin changes that have not undergone natural evolution or change caused by manipulation are termed secondary lesions.

Question 37

Ringworm of the scalp is tinea corporis.

Question 38

A hard protein material that adds to the protective nature of the skin is eponychium.

Question 39

Cradle cap is the common name for seborrheic dermatitis.

Question 40

New cells are formed in the basal layer of the skin.

Question 41

The scaly or dry crust that results from a burn is termed pyrexia.

Question 42

Erythema is a term meaning redness.

Question 43

Miliaria is a condition of tiny, superficial, keratinous cysts.

Question 44

A Wood's light exam is used to diagnose psoriasis.

Question 45

Anhidrosis is a condition in which a person produces a lot of sweat.

Question 46

A type of biopsy that scrapes or shaves off samples of friable lesions is exfoliation.

Question 47

A tiny ecchymosis with the dermal layer is called a wheal.

Question 48

A lipoma is a fatty tumor.

Question 49

A punch biopsy aspirates fluid from lesions.

Question 50

A Tzanck test is used to diagnose herpes zoster and herpes simplex.

Question 51

A superficial burn is the same as a first-degree burn.

Question 52

A condition of excessive hair is hypertrichosis.

Question 53

A sweat test is used to diagnose hyperhidrosis.

Question 54

A second-degree burn is also known as a full-thickness burn.

Question 55

Xeroderma means "paper-thin skin."

Question 56

Impetigo may be diagnosed through a bacterial analysis.

Question 57

Changes in dysplastic nevi are categorized with an ABCDE naming scheme.

Question 58

An entire tumor with borders may be removed through an excisional biopsy.

Question 59

A complete lack of melanin production is albinism.

Question 60

Excessive perspiration is termed hyperhydrosis.

Question 61

Medicine applied directly to the skin as a cream or gel is considered topical.

Question 62

Intradermal and intercutaneous mean the same thing.

Question 63

An instrument to remove split-skin grafts is a dermatome.

Question 64

Tattoos may be removed though occlusive therapy.

Question 65

A xenograft is a temporary skin graft from another human donor.

Question 66

A fungal test may be used to diagnose cystic fibrosis.

Question 67

Antihistamines are drugs that lessen itching by reducing an allergic response.

Question 68

Shaving thin sheets of tissue to remove lesions is termed paring.

Question 69

A full-thickness skin graft consists of the epidermis and parts of the dermis.

Question 70

Destruction of tissues by burning with thermal heat is cryosurgery.

Question 71

In a punch biopsy, a tubular punch is inserted through to the subcutaneous tissue, and the tissue is cut off at the base.

Question 72

I&D is an abbreviation that means to cut open and remove the contents of a lesion.

Question 73

PUVA is used to treat psoriasis.

Question 74

Resection of fatty tissue is a lipectomy.

Question 75

In an excisional biopsy, a wedge of tissue is removed, and the incision is sutured.

Question 76

A keratolytic is a drug that softens the skin.

Question 77

Removal of wrinkles is a blepharoplasty.

Question 78

An autograft is the use of a patient's own skin for transplant.

Question 79

An emollient is a topical substance that reduces pain.

Question 80

The abbreviation for the system of administration of medication through a patch is TTS.