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85 Cards in this Set
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integument
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covering
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-ary
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pertaining to
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ep, epi
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upon, above
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anti
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against
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par
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around
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sub
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below, under
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hyper
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above, excessive
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hypo
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below, deficient
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cutane
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skin
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erythr/o
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red
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hidr
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sweat
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icter
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jaundice
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kel
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tumor
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melan, melan/o
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black
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myc
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fungus
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onych, onych/i, onych/o
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nail
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pachy
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thick
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pedicul
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louse
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xer/o
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dry
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ungu
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nail
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prurit
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itching
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rhytid, rhytid/o
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wrinkle
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seb/o
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oil
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trich/o
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hair
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pil/o
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hair
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-clysis
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injection
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-ia, -osis
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condition of
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-ist
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one who specializes
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-itis
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inflammation
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-oid
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resemble
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derm, derm/o
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skin
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dermat, dermat/o
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skin
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-oma
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tumor
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-um
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tissue
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-phagia
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to eat
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-logy, log
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study
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-ic
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pertaining to
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carcin
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cancer
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keratin
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tough protein substance
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hirsutism (HER soot ism)
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excessive growth of hair in unusal places
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macule (MACK yool)
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discolored spot on skin (ex: freckle)
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papule (PAP yool)
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solid, circumscribed, elevated area (ex: pimple)
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vesicle (VESS ih kl)
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small, fluid filled sac (ex: blister)
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crust
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dry, serous or seropurulent exudation (ex: eczema)
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scale
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thin, dry flake of cornified epithelial cells (ex: psoriasis)
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wheal (WEEL)
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localized, evanescent elevation (ex: urticaria)
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postule (PUS tyool)
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small, elevated, circumscribed lesion that is filled with pus (ex: chickenpox)
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nodule (NOD yool)
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larger papule (ex: acne)
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decubitus (dee KYOO bih tus)
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bedsore
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lentigo (len TYE goh)
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freckle
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varicell (var ih SELL ah)
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chickenpox
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cicatrix (SIK ah triks)
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scar left after the healing of a wound
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keloid (KEE loyd)
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overgrowth of scar tissue due to excessive collagen
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-ectomy
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surgical excision (removal)
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dehiscence (dee HIS sens)
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separation or bursting open of a surgical wound
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comedo (KOM ee doh)
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blackhead
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nevus (NEV us)
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mole
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verruca (ver ROO kah)
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wart
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abrasion
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scraping away of skin or mucous membrane
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debridement (day breed MON)
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removal of foreign material, dead or damaged tissue from a wound
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laceration (lass er Ay shun)
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irregular tearing of a surface, especially skin
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rubeola (roo be OH lah)
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measles
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urticaria (er tih KAY ree ah)
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eruption of itching and burning swellings of the skin; hives
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alopecia (al oh PEE she ah)
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baldness
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Integumentary System
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Composed of the skin and its accessory structures: hair, nails, sebaceous glands and sweat glands.
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skin (protection)
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Serves as a protective membrane against invasion by bacteria and other harmful agents.
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skin (protection)
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Also serves to inhibit loss of water and electrolytes. Helps to produce the body's supply of vitamin D.
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What are the main functions of skin?
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protection, regulation, sensation and secretion.
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skin (regulation)
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Serves to raise or lower body temperature.
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skin (sesation)
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contains millions of microscopic nerve endings that act as sensory receptors.
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skin (secretion)
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contains millions of sweat glands, which secrete perspiration and sebaceous glands, which secrete oil for lubrication.
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Epidermis
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is the outer layer of skin and is divided into four strata.
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strata corneum
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forms protective covering for the body
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stratum lucidum
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translucent layer that is frequently absent and not seen in thinner skin
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stratum granulosum
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active in keratination process, its cells become hard and horny
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stratum germinativum
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responsible for the regeneration of the epidermis
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papillae
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produces ridges that are one's fingerprints
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melanin
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the pigment that gives color to the skin and is formed in the stratum germinativum
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Tinea
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ringworm
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