Word Parts
Leuk/o
White
This Suffix means, "Inflammation"
What is "-itis"?
The fibers that make up hair are made up of what protein
What is keratin?
The area where nails grow from
What is the nail root?
The protective barrier that houses sensory receptors, secretes sweat and sebum, and regulates temperature
What is the skin?
Pedicul/o
Lice
This terminology meaning "abnormal condition"
What is "-osis"?
The layer of skin where the hair shaft resides
What is the dermis?
The name of the exposed edge that is trimmed when nails become too long.
What is the free edge?
The first layer of skin
What is the epidermis?
Rhytid/o
Wrinkle
This Suffix indicates a "blood condition"
What is "-emia"?
Pigment that gives hair its color
What is melanin?
The light-colored half-moon area at the base of the nail
What is lunula?
Another name for fat cells
What are lipocytes?
Pulmon/o
Lung
These terms mean, "without"
What are the prefixes "an- / de-"?
The small slip of smooth muscle attached to each hair
What is the Arrector Pili muscle?
The bone that the nail sits on
What is the phalanx?
A strong, fibrous protein present in connective tissue, giving it its strength
What is collagen?
The word part that means nail
Ungu/o or onych/o
The medical terminology for, "other"
What is the prefix "allo-"?
The phenomenon that is a result of the Arrector Pili muscles contracting
What are goosebumps?
An excellent place to check patients for low oxygen levels in their blood
What is the nail bed?
A type of epithelial tissue that consists of flat, scalelike cells arranged in overlapping layers
What is the stratified squamous epithelium?