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integumentary system includes only one organ? |
the skin |
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the skin weighs ? |
20 lbs or 16% total body weight, making it the heaviest organ |
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the integumentary system consists of ? |
skin |
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sense receptors permit the body to respond to? |
pain, pressure, touch, texture, vibration, and changes in temp |
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the integumentary system is crucial to ? |
survival |
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what is the primary function of the integumentary system? |
protection |
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what are other functions of the integumentary system besides protection? |
1. skin regulates body temp by sweating |
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_____, ______, and _____ are three type of epithelial membranes. |
1. cutaneous |
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Epithelial membranes are usually composed of two distinct layers: the epithelial layer and a supportive layer called the ___? |
1. basement membrane |
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The membrane lining the interior of the chest wall is called the ___? |
1. parietal pleura |
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The membrane covering the organs of the abdomen is called the ___? |
1. visceral peritoneum |
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The connective tissue membrane that lines the space between bone and joint capsule is called ___? |
1. synovial membrane |
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The two main layers of the epidermis of the skin are the ___ and the ___? |
1. stratum corneum |
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As new skin cells approach the surface of the skin, their cytoplasm is replaced by a unique waterproof protein called ___? |
1. keratin |
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the upper region of the dermis forms projections called ___ that form unique fingerprints? |
1. dermal papillae |
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The ___ are the sweat glands found in armpits; they produce a thicker secretion. |
1. apocrine glands |
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The ___ are the sweat glands found all over the body; they produce a transparent, watery liquid. |
1. eccrine glands |
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Sebaceous glands secrete an oil called ___? |
1. sebum |
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____, ____ and ___ are the three functions of the skin. |
1. protection |
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the "rule of nines" is used in the treatment and prognosis of ____. |
1. burns |
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___ are pressure sores caused by reduced blood flow to local areas of the skin. |
1. decubitus ulcers |
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The most common type of skin cancer is ___ carcinoma. |
1. squamous cell carcinoma |
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___ results from a fivefold increase in sebum secretions and usually occurs during adolescence. |
1. acne |
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The receptors in the skin that respond to pain are the? |
c. free nerve endings |
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The receptors in the skin that respond to light touch are? |
a. meissner corpuscles |
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an autoimmune skin condition? |
e. scleroderma |
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Skin cancer that can develop from a mole, serious form of skin cancer? |
d. melanoma cancer |
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Another name for hives? |
b. urticaria |
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Skin lesion caused by a shallow scratch? |
c. excoriation |
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A rare skin cancer that usually develops in immune deficient individuals? |
f. kaposi sarcoma |
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which catergory does PLEURA belong to? |
B. SEROUS |
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which category does LINES JOINT SPACES belong to? |
D. SYNOVIAL |
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what category does RESPIRATORY TRACT belong to? |
C. MUCOUS |
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What category does SKIN belong to? |
A. CUTANEOUS |
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what category does PERITONEUM belong to? |
B. SEROUS |
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what category does CONTAINS NO EPITHELIUM belong to? |
D. SYNOVIAL |
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what category does URINARY TRACT belong to? |
C. MUCOUS |
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what category does LINES BODY SURFACES THAT OPEN DIRECTLY TO THE EXTERIOR belong to? |
C. MUCOUS |
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what is the OUTER MOST LAYER OF SKIN? |
B. EPIDERMIS |
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what are the DEEPER OF THE TWO LAYERS called? |
C. DERMIS |
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HYPODERMIS? |
D. SUBCUTANEOUS |
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THE SKIN IS THE PRIMARY ORGAN |
A. INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM |
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COMPOSED OF DERMIS AND EPIDERMIS |
E. CUTANEOUS MEMBRANE |
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PROTECTIVE PROTEIN |
A. KERATIN |
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BLUE-GRAY COLOR OF SKIN RESULTING FROM LACK OF OXYGEN |
E. CYANOSIS |
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ROWS OF PEGLIKE PROJECTION |
D. DERMAL PAPILLAE |
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BROWN PIGMENT |
B. MELANIN |
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OUTER LAYER OF EPIDERMIS |
E. STRATUM CORNEUM |
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TIGHTLY PACKED EPITHELIAL CELLS |
A. EPIDERMIS |
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NERVES |
B. DERMIS |
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FINGERPRINTS |
B. DERMIS |
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BLISTERS |
A. EPIDERMIS |
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KERATIN |
A. EPIDERMIS |
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CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
B. DERMIS |
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FOLLICLE |
B. DERMIS |
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SEBACEOUS GLAND |
B. DERMIS |
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SWEAT GLAND |
B. DERMIS |
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MORE CELLULAR THAN THE OTHER LAYER |
A. EPIDERMIS |
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THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN ARE? |
1. PROTECTION |
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___ prevents the sun's ultraviolet rays from penetrating the interior of the body |
1. MELANIN |
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the hair on an infant is called ___? |
LANUGO |
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hair growth begins from a small, cap-shaped cluster of cells called the ___? |
HAIR PAPILLAE |
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hair loss of any kind is called ___? |
ALOPEICA |
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the ___ ___ muscle produces "goose pimples" |
ARRECTOR PILI |
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a birthmark that appears as a bruise at birth and grows rapidly into a bright red nodule is called a ___ ___? |
STRAWBERRY HEMANGIOMA |
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the most numerous, important, and widespread sweat glands in the body are the ___ sweat glands. |
ECCRINE |
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the ___ sweat glands are found primarily in the axilla and in the pigmented skin areas around the genitals |
APOCRINE |
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___ has been described as "natures" skin cream |
SEBUM |
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a first degree burn WILL or WILL NOT blister? |
WILL NOT |
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a second degree burn WILL or WILL NOT scar? |
WILL |
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a third degree burn WILL or WILL NOT cause pain immediately |
WILL NOT |
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according to the rule of nines, the body is divided into 9 or 11 areas of 9% each? |
ELEVEN (11) |
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destruction of the subcutaneous layer occurs in SECOND or THIRD degree burns |
THIRD DEGREE |
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any disorder of the skin may be called? |
B. DERMATOSIS |
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any measurable variation from the normal structure of a tissue is known as a/an? |
A. LESION |
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an example of a papule is a ? |
D. WART |
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an example of a skin disorder that may produce fissures is ? |
D. ATHLETE'S FOOT |
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the skin in the ___ line of defense against microbes that invade the body's internal enviornment. |
A. FIRST |
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Tinea is a fungal infection and may appear as? |
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE |
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Furnicles are local staphylococci infections and are also known as? |
C. BOILS |
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The most common type of skin cancer is? |
A. SQUAMOUS CELL |
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INFLAMMATION OF TEH SEROUS MEMBRANE THAT LINES THE CHEST AND COVERS THE LUNGS? |
PLUERISY |
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CUTANEOUS |
SKIN |
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MEMBRANE THAT LINES JOINT SPACES |
SYNOVIAL |
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"GOOSE PIMPLES" (TWO WORDS) |
ARRECTOR PILI |
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CUSIONLIKE SACS FOUND BETWEEN MOVING BODY PARTS |
BURSAE |
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DEEPER OF THE TWO PRIMARY SKIN LAYERS |
DERMIS |
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FORMS THE LINING OF SEROUS BODY CAVITIES |
PARIETAL |
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OIL GLAND |
SEBACEOUS |
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BLUISH GRAY COLOR OF SKIN DUE TO DECREASED OXYGEN |
CYANOSIS |
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TOUGH WATERPROOF SUBSTANCE THAT PROTECTS BODY FROM EXCESS FLUID LOSS |
KERATIN |
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SWEAT GLAND |
SUDORIFEROUS |
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BROWN PIGMENT |
MELANIN |
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COVERS THE SURFACE OF ORGANS FOUND IN SEROUS BODY CAVITIES |
VISCERAL |
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what type of serous membrane that covers organs is found in all body cavities? |
A. VISCERAL |
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which is TRUE about synovial membranes? |
B. THEY LINE JOINTS |
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which of the following statements about hair follicles is true? |
A. ARRECTOR PILI MUSCLES |
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which is true about apocrine glands? |
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE IS TRUE |
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which if any is NOT found in the dermis layer? |
D. ALL ARE FOUND IN THE DERMIS LAYER |
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what characterizes second degree burns? |
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE |
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blackheads are the blockage of which glands? |
B. SEBACEOUS |
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keratin is found in which layer of the skin? |
B. EPIDERMIS |
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what is the fold of skin that hides the root of a nail called? |
C. CUTICLE |
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which of the following is NOT an important function of the skin? |
B. ABSORPTION |
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MELANIN a. fingerprint b.skin receptor c. brown pigment d. pleura e. synovial membrane f. perspiration g. oil h. follicle i. keratin j. little moon |
C. BROWN PIGMENT |
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EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE |
D. PLEURA |
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PACINI CORPUSCLE |
B. SKIN RECEPTOR |
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SEBACEOUS |
G. OIL |
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WATERPROOFING |
I. KERATIN |
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HAIR |
H. FOLLICLE |
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LUNULA |
J. LITTLE MOON |
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CONNECTIVE TISSUE MEMBRANE |
E. SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE |
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DERMAL PAPILLAE |
A. FINGERPRINT |
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SUDORIFEROUS |
F. PERSPIRATION |
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WHICH GLANDS SECRETE OIL OR SEBUM FOR HAIR AND SKIN? a. skin b. eccrine c. peritonitis d. mucous e. epidermis f. 4th degree burns g. pleurisy h. sebaceous i. hair follicles j. receptors |
H. SEBACEOUS |
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THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE FOR THE BO DY IS THE __? a. skin b. eccrine c. peritonitis d. mucous e. epidermis f. 4th degree burns g. pleurisy h. sebaceous i. hair follicles j. receptors |
A. SKIN |
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WHICH GLANDS WORK THROUGHOUT THE BODY, REGULATING HEAT? a. skin b. eccrine c. peritonitis d. mucous e. epidermis f. 4th degree burns g. pleurisy h. sebaceous i. hair follicles j. receptors |
B. ECCRINE SWEAT GLANDS |
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WHICH BURN EXTENDS BELOW THE SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE TO MUSCLE OR BONE? a. skin b. eccrine c. peritonitis d. mucous e. epidermis f. 4th degree burns g. pleurisy h. sebaceous i. hair follicles j. receptors |
F. FOURTH DEGREE BURNS (FOURTH-DEGREE) |
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HAIR GROWTH REQUIRES EPIDERMAL, TUBELIKE STRUCTURES CALLED ? a. skin b. eccrine c. peritonitis d. mucous e. epidermis f. 4th degree burns g. pleurisy h. sebaceous i. hair follicles j. receptors |
I. HAIR FOLLICLES |
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THE OUTERMOST AND THINNEST PRIMARY LAYER OF SKIN IS __? a. skin b. eccrine c. peritonitis d. mucous e. epidermis f. 4th degree burns g. pleurisy h. sebaceous i. hair follicles j. receptors |
E. EPIDERMIS |
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a condition of inflammed serous membranes, lining the chest cavity & lungs is? a. skin b. eccrine c. peritonitis d. mucous e. epidermis f. 4th degree burns g. pleurisy h. sebaceous i. hair follicles j. receptors |
G. PLEURISY |
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membrane that lines the body surfaces that open directly to the exterior of the body and produces mucus? a. skin b. eccrine c. peritonitis d. mucous e. epidermis f. 4th degree burns g. pleurisy h. sebaceous i. hair follicles j. receptors |
D. MUCOUS |
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specialized nerve endings that make it possible for skin to act as a sense organ are called__? a. skin b. eccrine c. peritonitis d. mucous e. epidermis f. 4th degree burns g. pleurisy h. sebaceous i. hair follicles j. receptors |
J. RECEPTORS |
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an inflammation of the serous membranes lining the abdominal cavity and abdominal organs is called? a. skin b. eccrine c. peritonitis d. mucous e. epidermis f. 4th degree burns g. pleurisy h. sebaceous i. hair follicles j. receptors |
C. PERITONITIS |
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THE PART OF THE HAIR HIDDEN IN THE FOLLICLE |
a. HAIR ROOT |
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THE GROWTH OF THE EPIDERMAL CELLS INTO THE DERMIS FORMING A SMALL TUBE a. hair follicle b. hair papilla c. hair root d. hair shaft |
B. HAIR FOLLICLE |
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THE PART OF THE HAIR THAT IS VISIBLE |
C. HAIR SHAFT |
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A CUPLIKE CLUSTER OF CELLS WHERE HAIR GROWTH BEGINS |
D. HAIR PAPILLA |
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ANOTHER NAME FOR SKIN BOIL |
A. FURUNCLE |