Deck 5: The Integumentary System

Question 1

The skin includes the body's sensors for sensations and ____________________.

Answer 1

pain

Question 2

The cells in the stratum corneum die off and fill with ____________________.

Answer 2

keratin

Question 3

The excretion of waste material through the skin is through ____________________.

Answer 3

pores

Question 4

The cells that help determine skin color are ____________________.

Question 5

The bottom sublayer of the epidermis is the stratum ____________________.

Question 6

Hair grows out of the ____________________.

Question 7

The study, diagnosis, and treatment of skin disorders is/are ____________________.

Question 8

A papule is a small, elevated ____________________.

Question 9

When collagen fibers stretch, they form ____________________ or stretch marks.

Question 10

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

Question 11

Seborrheic dermatitis is also known as ____________________.

Question 12

Comedones are also called _____________.

Question 13

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

Question 14

The health care provider identifies a thickening of skin on the toe as a(n) ____________________.

Question 15

The scraping of dead tissue is curettage or ____________________.

Question 16

Burning wounds to control bleeding is ____________________.

Question 17

An agent that decreases inflammation is a(n) ____________________.

Question 18

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

Question 19

The medical assistant notices the patient has inflammation in the nail fold and documents this as: ____________________.

Question 20

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

Question 21

The teenage patient has very oily skin. The health care provider anticipates the physician ordering an over-the-counter ________.

Question 22

The client states that he has concerns regarding his baldness. Baldness would be documented as: ____________________.

Question 23

The epidermis does not include which of the following?

A) stratified squamous epithelium
B) stratum corneum
C) stratum germinativum
D) lunula

Question 24

Herpes viruses can cause

A) cold sores
B) chicken pox
C) pilonidal cysts
D) vascular cyst

Question 25

Match the combining form for dermat/o.

A) Fungus
B) Hair
C) Skin
D) Black

Question 26

Match the combining form for ichthy/o.

A) Skin
B) Sweat
C) Fish, scaly
D) Yellow

Question 27

Match the combining form for kerat/o.

A) Dry
B) Horney tissue
C) Hair
D) Sebum

Question 28

Match the combining form for melan/o.

A) Nail
B) Hair
C) Black
D) Fatty

Question 29

The prefix pertaining to fingernail is

A) Onych-
B) Onco-
C) Trich-
D) Xer-

Question 30

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

A) Scleroderma
B) Acne
C) Psoriasis
D) Seborrhea

Question 31

The medical assistant identifies the fatty tissue as:

A) Striae
B) Adipose
C) Squamous
D) Epithelium

Question 32

Excessive production of sebum is know as:

A) Scleroderma
B) Acne
C) Anhidrosis
D) Seborrhea

Question 33

Exposure of the skin to heat, chemicals, or electricity may result in:

A) Burns
B) Onychitis
C) Paronychia
D) Fissures

Question 34

The client has been exposed to mites. The health care provider would assess what area of the body for eruptions?

A) Fingers
B) Hair
C) Axillae
D) Forearm

Question 35

The health care provider identifies a localized pus-producing infection that originated in a hair follicle as a:

A) Carbuncle
B) Furuncle
C) Abscess
D) Roseola

Question 36

This narrow band of epidermis surrounds the nail.

A) Lunula
B) Epilation
C) Depilation
D) Cuticle

Question 37

The patient has a large bluish-purple area on her arm. This is documented as:

A) Petechiae
B) Purpura
C) Rosacea
D) Ecchymosis

Question 38

Acute form of dermatitis is:

A) Urticarial
B) Hives
C) Candidiasis
D) Eczema

Question 39

A deep furrow or crack in the skin is a(n):

A) Erosion
B) Fissure
C) Bulla
D) Cyst

Question 40

What occurs with necrosis?

A) Tissue erosion
B) Tissue death
C) Tissue inflammation
D) Tissue infection

Question 41

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

A) Scales
B) Fissure
C) Erosion
D) Decubitus

Question 42

Another term for pus is:

A) Exudate
B) Pruritus
C) Hidrosis
D) Furuncle

Question 43

This is a firm raised mass of scar tissue.

A) Scale
B) Keloid
C) Wheal
D) Bulla

Question 44

This is a contagious skin disorder often caused by staphylococci:

A) Tinea
B) Ringworm
C) Impetigo
D) Eczema

Question 45

Shingles are a result of:

A) Tinea infestation
B) Mites
C) Scabies
D) Herpes

Question 46

Excessive production of sebum is due to __________________________________.

A) overactive sebaceous glands
B) underactive sebaceous glands
C) recurrent skin conditions
D) multiple skin eruptions

Question 47

The nurse identifies an inflammation in the nail as ____________________.

A) Blackheads
B) Onychitis
C) Psoriasis
D) Onychopathy

Question 48

The most common noncancerous neoplasms are a(n) ____________________.

A) callus
B) basil cell carcinoma
C) keratosis
D) alopecia areata