Exam 3: Integumentary System

A medical term that means pertaining to within the skin is ________.

A combining form that means skin is ________.

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a cancerous tumor?

A macule is a raised lesion.

The combining form that means pus is ________.

Lesion is a general term for a wound,injury,or abnormality.

Urticaria is commonly called hives.

Hair grows toward the surface within the:

Diaphoresis is a whitening of the skin.

Which of the following statements regarding sweat glands is FALSE?

Which of the following procedures is commonly referred to as a chemical peel?

Which of the following surgical procedures is the removal of dead or damaged tissue from a wound?

Which of the following terms means fatty mass?

A medical term that means condition of scaly and dry skin is ________.

In cyanosis,the skin turns black.

This infection is commonly called chickenpox.

The combining form that means red is ________.

Hair fibers are composed of:

Which of the following structures is NOT housed in the dermis?

C&S identifies the type of bacteria causing an infection and which antibiotic will best fight it.