Integumentary System
The prefix 'integument' means
What is skin (covering)
To remove or take out
What is excision
A group of 14 tests used as a general screening tool
What is Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)
Instrument or substance used to destroy tissue by burning it with a hot iron, electric current, caustic, or by freezing it
What is cautery
Clear liquid that surrounds and protects the fetus throughout pregnancy
What is Amniotic Fluid
the outer layer of the skin made up of keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
What is epidermis
To cut into
What is incision
A group of eight tests used as a general screening tool
What is Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)
To cleanse by surgical removal of lacerated or contaminated tissue
What is debride
A newborn infant
What is neonate
the fibrous protein that makes skin waterproof and keeps it strong, also found in hair and nails
What is keratin
Physician who specializes in surgery
What is surgeon
A test to help evaluate thyroid function
What is Free T4
The tying of a duct or blood vessel with a ligature to prevent bleeding during surgery
What is ligation
A test to look for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), also called the pregnancy hormone. This hormone is only present during pregnancy
What is urine pregnancy test
The human body's largest organ
What is skin
A procedure that does not require the patient to stay overnight at the hospital.
What is outpatient procedure
A test to measure the amount of a type of sugar in the blood
What is Glucose Test
A substance that is opaque to x-rays. When administered, it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills
What is contrast
Referring to the rope-like cord connecting the fetus to the placenta
What is umbilical cord
Epidermal cell that produces the brown pigment melanin
What is melanocyte
The surgical removal of plaque or blood clots in an artery
What is endarterectomy
A test to measure the amount of glucose concentration over a period of time
What is Glycated Hemoglobin Test (Hgb A1C)
Relating to the use of a viewing tube with a lens or camera (and a light on the end), which is inserted through a small incision in the abdomen to examine the contents of the abdomen and remove tissue samples
What is laproscopic
A group of blood tests performed before and during a pregnancy
What is obstetric panel