Exam 4: Integumentary System

The visible part of the nail is the nail body.

What is the term for paper-thin, wasted skin?

Growth of hair in a cyst in the sacral region is called:

The small fold of skin surrounding the lower part of the nail is the cuticle, or:

Baldness is:

A hard protein material that adds to the protective nature of the skin is eponychium.

A parasitic infestation caused by mites is scabies.

The combining form for the substance produced by the sudoriferous glands is hidr/o.

PUVA is used to treat psoriasis.

Another name for the circumscribed, elevated papules caused by localized edema, commonly resulting from an allergic reaction is:

The plural of petechia is ____________________.

Medicine applied directly to the skin as a cream or gel is considered topical.

A nodule filled with a liquid or semisolid material is called a:

Which degree of burn is a partial-thickness burn? ____________________

Ringworm of the scalp is tinea corporis.

What is a superficial vesiculopustular skin infection seen in children but also possible in adults?

What is a localized vascular lesion?

The term for redness of the skin is:

A hard, protective material that adds to the protective nature of the skin is:

A Mantoux test is used to test for which disease? ____________________