Exam 4: Integumentary System

A condition characterized by white patches on the skin caused by the destruction of melanocytes associated with autoimmune disorders is called

A fissure is defined as a

When on a cruise ship, many people wear a skin patch for the prevention or treatment of sea sickness; the term that indicates how the medication is administered (through the skin) is

Melanin is responsible for

The patient was to receive a skin graft from her mother; the operation was listed as

The invasion of pathogens in body tissue is referred to as

The suffix that means berry-shaped is

The term that means fibrous tumor of the skin is

The physician ordered that the medication be administered by subcut injection, or

The medical term cellulitis means

The tiny, coiled tubular structure that emerges through the pores on the skin's surface and secretes sweat is the

Pinpoint hemorrhages are called

Which of the following terms is spelled incorrectly?

The term induration means spots on the skin that are

The term epidermal is defined as pertaining to

The combining form cutane/o is defined as

The term dermatoplasty is defined as

The suffix -rrhea is defined as

The combining form that means self is

The patient was given an antibiotic for treatment of an infection of his mouth caused by a yeast type of fungus, which was diagnosed as