Exam 5: The Integumentary System

A small, solid, skin elevation is a:

The patient's skin had a yellowish coloration. The health care provider should chart that the skin:

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -abras/o

The combining form myc/o means "________."

The medical term for a fungal infection of the nails is:

The medical term for a cut or tear of the skin is:

This is a precancerous condition of the skin in which exposure to sunlight causes scaly lesions to form.

An elevated area of skin filled with pus is a(n) ________ or abscess.

Abnormally dry skin is known as ________.

Select the term with the correct spelling.

An injury to the skin caused by excessive exposure to fire, electricity, chemicals, or sunlight is called a(n) ________.

The suffix that means "discharge" is:

The medical term for athlete's foot is:

Kaposi's ________ is a skin cancer commonly seen in individuals with HIV/AIDS.

After falling down the stairs, a patient comes to the Emergency Department with multiple purplish patches on the skin caused by leaking blood vessels. The physician would document that the patient has multiple:

This is a skin cancer that arises from pigment-producing cells. Its name means "black tumor."

Select the term with the correct spelling.

A life-threatening black skin tumor is ________.

Define the following combining forms and suffixes. -Dry skin

A cicatrix is a pinpoint skin hemorrhage.