Exam 4: Integumentary System

A rare form of skin cancer, most often seen in patients with deficient immune systems, is called:

An instrument to remove split-skin grafts is a dermatome.

A full-thickness skin graft consists of the epidermis and parts of the dermis.

Inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by papules, pustules, inflamed nodules, and plugs of sebum that block pores, is:

The plural of comedo is ____________________.

A fibrous, painless skin nodule is called a/an:

The combining form for fat is ____________________.

Another term for the eponychium is the cuticle.

What is the term for a circumscribed, craterlike lesion?

Culture and serology of lesions to help diagnose disorders such as impetigo is a:

A cracklike lesion of the skin is called a:

A benign cavity lined with keratinizing epithelium and filled with sebum and epithelial debris is a:

Separation of the nail plate from the nail bed is called:

These common, contagious epithelial growths, also known as warts, can be caused by any of 60 types of human papillomavirus.

Ringworm of the body is tinea ____________________.

The term for a superficial, elevated lesion containing pus that may be the result of an infection such as acne is:

What type of drug kills lice? ____________________

A horny mass of condensed epithelial tissue overlying a bony prominence is known as a corn or:

The combining form for the structure underneath the hair follicle that encloses the capillaries is kerat/o.

A general term for a rash is: