Exam 7: Dermatology-Integumentary System

From the prefix intra-,we know that intradermal injections that are part of an allergy skin test are injected ________ the dermis of the skin.

Each hair forms in a hair ________ in the dermis.

A congenital growth composed of a mass of superficial,dilated blood vessels is known as a/an ________.

An ________ is a skin graft taken from another part of the patient's body.

Allergy skin testing is accomplished by what test?

The use of a rapidly spinning wire brush or diamond surface to mechanically scrape the epidermis is known as ________.

Which surgical procedure uses a scalpel to remove an entire skin lesion?

The medical word petechia is a Latin singular noun.The plural form is ________.

Wilheim Schnell required a ________ for removal of necrotic tissue from his wound.

The superficial skin wound of a scratch is known by the medical name of a/an ________.

The combining form erythemat/o- means "________."

The combining form blephar/o- means "________."

The abbreviation Bx stands for ________.

The English phrase bed sore means the same as the medical phrase ________ ulcer.

Infestation with lice is known as ________.

One of the combining forms of the word sudoriferous tells you that these glands produce ________.

A person with dark skin has a greater production of melanin than someone with fair skin.

Which word is MISSPELLED?

Which of the following predisposes an elderly patient to developing a decubitus ulcer?

Melanocytes in the epidermis produce a dark brown or black pigment known as ________.