Basic Knowledge
What are the two main type of glands in the skin and what does it secrete?
sebaceous glands; secretes sebum(oily substance)
sweat glands; sweat/salt
What is Alopecia?
Hair Loss
Blepharoplasty
Surgical repair of the eyelid
Diaphr/o
Profuse Sweating
What is Blepharoplasty?
Surgical repair of the eyelid
What is the main organ of the skin? What are some accessory organs?
Main organ: Skin
Accessory: hair, nails, glands
What is keloid
Puffy Scar
Give me the 5 different types of biopsy; Describe them
Excisional:Surgically removing the whole mass to view under a microscope
Incisional:removing a small part of the mass to view under a microscope
Exfoliative Cytology:Scraping the mass
Needle biopsy:Insert a hollow needle to remove a core sample
Punch biopsy: Circular disk that reaches the subcutaneous level
myc/o
Fungus
using heat to destroy tissue
What are the functions of the skin?(5)
Protection, Body temperature maintenance, Excretion, Perception of stimuli.
Chronic disease where you have icy red skin and silvery passages.
Psorasis
cauterization
Using heat to remove a tissue
ecchym/o
Blood in the tissues
What is cryosurgery?
Using cold to destroy tissue
Keratin and Melanocytes are found in which layer of skin
Epidermis
A chronic disease where the skin hardens and connective tissue shrinks
Scleroderma
Describe The Scratch test; intradermal skin test
1. Scratch the skin with a tiny needle that has a substance on it to serif you have a reaction
2.To inject a substance into the skin to see if you have a reaction
ichthy/o
dry; scaly
What is Mohs surgery?
treatment for skin cancer where thin layers of the skin are removed and examined to see if it is cancerous.
The deepest layer of the epidermis is.....
Basal Layer
What is petechia
Round pinpoint spots on the skin caused by bleeding into the skin (intradermal hemorrhage)
Describe Mohs Surgery
Removing tissue and scanning for cancer cells.
onych/o
Nail
What is antifungal treatment?
relieves or removes fungus