Pcc - Bio 231 - Anatomy And Physiology - Midterm 1 - Disease Cram

Front 1

Antibodies to the desmosomes proteins affecting the skin and mucous membranes causing
blisters is known as?

Back 1

Pemphigus

Front 2

Partial or complete lack of hair is known as?

Back 2

Alopecia

Front 3

Proliferation of fibrous connective tissue called scar tissue is also known as?

Back 3

Fibrosis

Front 4

A genetic disease resulting in abnormal ties of connective tissues due to a defect in fibrillin, a protein that is associated with elastin in elastic fibers.

Back 4

Marfan's syndrome

Front 5

A nutritional deficiency caused by a lack of vitamin C, needed to synthesize collagen.

Back 5

Scurvy

Front 6

A disease caused by overactive sebaccous glands, that begins on the scalp as pink, raised lesions that gradually become yellow to brown and begin to slough off oily scales.

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Seborrhea (a.k.a. "Cradle cap" in infants)

Front 7

Excessive hairiness is also known as?

Back 7

Hirsutism

Front 8

Hair thinning or a degree of baldness may also be referred to as?

Back 8

Alopecia

Front 9

What is the name of the least malignant and most common skin cancer?

Back 9

Basal cell carcinoma

Front 10

What form of cancer expresses as a scaly red papule?

Back 10

Squamous cell carcinoma

Front 11

What type of skin cancer is refered to as the most dangerous?

Back 11

Melanoma

Front 12

What inherited condition results in pink skin, pale or white hair, and irises of the eyes unpigmented or poorly so?

Back 12

Albinism

Front 13

What disease produces cold sores?

Back 13

Herpes simplex

Front 14

Itching, redness, and swelling, progressing to blister formation, caused by exposure of the skin to chemicals that provoke an allergic response in sensitive individuals signifys what?

Back 14

Contact dermatitis

Front 15

Pink, fluid-filled, raised lesions (common around the mouth and nose) that develop a yellow crust and eventually rupture are indicative of what?

Back 15

Impetigo

Front 16

An inherited condition in which certain enzymes essential to form the heme of hemoglobin are lacking.

Back 16

Porphyria

Front 17

A chronic condition characterized by raised, reddened epidermal lesions covered with dry silvery scales that itch, burn, crack, and sometimes bleed or become infected.

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Psoriasis

Front 18

The most prevalent skin pigmentation disorder, characterized by a loss of melanocytes and uneven dispersal of melanin.

Back 18

Vitiligo

Front 19

A number of disorders in which the bones are inadequately mineralized, primarily indicated by pain when weight is put on the affected bones.

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Osteomalacia

Front 20

Primarily found in young children, a disease resulting from bones that are inadequately mineralized, resulting in bowed legs and deformations of the pelvis.

Back 20

Rickets.

Front 21

A group of diseases in which bone resorption outpaces bone deposit

Back 21

Osteoporosis

Front 22

A disease characterized by excessive and haphazard bone deposit and resorption.

Back 22

Paget's disease

Front 23

A congenital condition involving defective cartilage and endochondral bone growth so that the limbs are too short, but the membrane bones are of normal size; a type of dwarfism

Back 23

Achondroplasia

Front 24

Inflamatino of bone and bone marrow caused by pus-forming bacteria that enter the body via a wound.

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Osteomyelitis