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level: Dermatology Roots/ Exam 2 Review

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level questions: Dermatology Roots/ Exam 2 Review

QuestionAnswer
Purpose of the skinProtection, Temperature regulation, sensation, and waste disposal
aden/ogland
adip/ofat
cutane/oskin
derm/oskin
dermat/oskin
hidro/osweat
kerat/okeratin, hard, hornlike
lip/ofat
melan/omelanin, black
onych/onail
py/opus
seb/osebum, oil
trich/ohair
ungu/ohair
bi/olife
carcin/ocancer
chem/ochemical
cry/ocold
erythr/ored
ichthy/oscaly
leuk/owhite
myc/ofungus
necr/odeath
pedicul/olice
scler/ohardening
vesic/ohardening
vesic/obladder/sac
xanth/oyellow
xer/odry
-alpertaining to
-clesmall
-cytecell
-dermaskin condition
-ectomysurgical removal
-genicproducing
-iacondition
-iasisabnormal condition
-icpertaining
-itisinflammation
-logistone who studies
-logystudy of
-malaciaabnormal softening
-megalyenlarged
-oidresembling
-omatumor
-opsyview of
-osepertaining to
-osisabnormal condition
-ouspertaining to
-pathydisease
-phagiaeating, swallowing
-plastysurgical repair
-rrheadischarge
-sclerosishardening
-ticpertaining to
-tomeinstrument to cute
an-without
epi-above
hyper-excessive
hypo-below, insufficient
intra-within
pachy-thick
per-through
sub-under
trans-across
Three layers of skin:Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous layer
What structures lie within the epidermis?sensory receptors, and sweat pores ; outer layer of skin; composed primarily from dead keratinized cells to protect internals from bacteria and other pathogens
What structures/functions of the dermis?Largest section; contains sebaceous gland (seb/o), arrector pili muscles for the hair, hair shafts (trich/o), nerve endings, and blood vessels
What structures /functions are in the subcutaneous layer?convergence of nerves, veins, sweat glands, and arteries
what is melanin?melan/o black pigment found in melanocytes that give skin/hair its dark color; helps protect against sun damage
what does the dermis do?give the skin flexibility and strength, the cushion, and also provides sense of heat and touch
what are skin, hair, and nails made from?Keratin
What is the gland that lubricates the skin?Sebaceous gland
what is the purpose of the sebaceous gland?to lubricate the skin
What are the three types of muscles?Cardiac, skeletal, smooth
What is cardiac muscle?highly specialized muscles used for pumping the blood through the heart
What does skeletal muscle do?Provides protection to skeletal bones and some organs; voluntary movement and some involuntary, and reflexes to certain stimuli
What is the purpose of smooth muscle?protection and movement of organs; all involuntary movement
What are the functions of bones?support, movement, protection of organs, store minerals and calcium, also produces red blood cells.
What are bones held together by?ligaments
what attaches a muscle to a bone?tendons
what allows bones to move?nerves tell muscles to move, then the muscle connects to a tendon that starts the bone movement, then cartilage between to joints of two bones allow for the bones to glide on each other, then ligaments allow both conjoining bones to move
name of finger bonesPhalanges (phalong/o)
Shoulder blade?Scapula (scapul/o)
What is the clavicle?the collar bone (the weakest bone in the human body)
what are the bones in the lower and upper extremeties?Upper: humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges; Lower: femur, patella, fibia, tibia, calcaneus, tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges
what is the common name for tibia?the shin bone
what are the organs in the cardiovascular system?vascular: arties, veins, capillaries; cardiovascular: heart and blood vessels
What do Cardiovascular technologists do?allied health professionals who perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using ecg's, stress tests, cardiac catherization, and echocardiography
what is the muscle layer of the heart that pumps blood?myocardium
What is an enlarged heart?cardiomegaly
What is pericardium?membrane enclosing the heart, consisting of an outer fibrous layer and inner double membranes of serous membrane
What are the heart valves?Aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonary
abnormal clotting conditionthrombosis or thrombocytosis
what is the formation of red blood cells called?erythropoiesis
what is a blood mass?hematoma
word roots pertaining to bloodhemat/o, hem/o, hematic
attracted to rosy red coloreosin/o (eosinophils)
what are clotting cells?thrombocyte; coagul/o
-rrhageabnormal blood flow
blood protective proteinhemoglobin