Ch. 5

Front 1

Melanin

Back 1

black pigment

Front 2

sebaceous glands

Back 2

oil

Front 3

sudoriferous glands

Back 3

sweat

Front 4

sucutaneous layer

Back 4

binds the dermis to structures

Front 5

adipose tissue

Back 5

fat

Front 6

exocrine glands

Back 6

secrete substances

Front 7

axillae

Back 7

armpits

Front 8

lunula

Back 8

region in the nail where new growth occurs

Front 9

cutane/o

Back 9

skin

Front 10

hidr/o

Back 10

sweat

Front 11

ichthy/o

Back 11

dry,scaly

Front 12

kerat/o

Back 12

horny tissue, hard, cornea

Front 13

melan/o

Back 13

black

Front 14

myc/o

Back 14

fungus

Front 15

onych/o

Back 15

nail

Front 16

pil/o

Back 16

hair

Front 17

scler/o

Back 17

hardening

Front 18

seb/o

Back 18

sebum

Front 19

squam/o

Back 19

scale

Front 20

xen/o

Back 20

foreign, strange

Front 21

xer/o

Back 21

dry

Front 22

dia-

Back 22

through, across

Front 23

first degree burns (superficial)

Back 23

least serious bc they only injure the top layer of skin

Front 24

second degree (partial thickness) burn

Back 24

deep burns that damage the epidermis and part of the dermis

Front 25

third degree burns (full-thickness)

Back 25

the epidermis and dermis are destroyed and some of the underlying connective tissue is damaged

Front 26

neoplasms

Back 26

abnormal growths of new tissue that are benign (noncancerous)

Front 27

Tumor,node, metastasis (TNM)

Back 27

used to identify the invasiveness of the malignant tumor

Front 28

Grade I

Back 28

tumor cells well differentiated

Front 29

Grade II

Back 29

tumor cells moderately differentiated

Front 30

Grade III

Back 30

tumor cells poorly to very poorly differentiated

Front 31

Grade IV

Back 31

tumor cells very poorly differentiated

Front 32

Basal cell carcinoma

Back 32

most common type of skin cancer

Front 33

abscess

Back 33

localized collection of pus at the site of an infection

Front 34

alopecia

Back 34

partial or complete loss of hair resulting from normal aging, endocrine disorder.. etc

Front 35

comedo

Back 35

typical small skin lesino of acne vulgaris caused by accumulation of keratin, bacteria, and dried sebum plugging up a duct

Front 36

pallor

Back 36

unnatural paleness or absence of color

Front 37

psoriasis

Back 37

chronic skin disease characterized by red patches covered by thick, dry, silvery scales

Front 38

vitiligo

Back 38

loss of skin pigmentation, milk white patches

Front 39

skin test

Back 39

a suspected allergen is applied to the skin to determine the patients sensitivity

Front 40

allograft

Back 40

transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person

Front 41

autograft

Back 41

transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site on the same individual

Front 42

xenograft

Back 42

transplantation (dermis only) from a foreign donor (usually pig) and transferred to a human

Front 43

antihistamines

Back 43

inhibit allergic reactions of inflammation, redness, and itching caused by the release of histamine

Front 44

antiseptics

Back 44

topically applied agents that inhibit growth of bacteria, preventing infections

Front 45

keratolytics

Back 45

destroy and soften the outer layer of skin so that it is sloughed off or shed

Front 46

topical anesthetics

Back 46

block sensation of pain by numbing the skin layers and mucous membranes

Front 47

BCC

Back 47

basal cell carcinoma

Front 48

CA

Back 48

cancer, chronological age, cardiac arrest

Front 49

decub

Back 49

decubitus (ulcer)

Front 50

ID

Back 50

intradermal

Front 51

IMP

Back 51

impression

Front 52

IV

Back 52

intravenous

Front 53

subcu

Back 53

subcutaneous (injection)

Front 54

ung

Back 54

ointment

Front 55

XP, XDP

Back 55

xeroderma pigmentosum