ANATOMICAL TERMS
What is the study of the structure of body parts?
Anatomy!
What are the three levels of skin from deepest layer to most superficial?
Hypodermis, dermis, and the epidermis
What is the term for a growth plate?
Epiphyseal plates, or physes (plural)
Define chondromalacia
Softening of the cartilage
As epidermal cells are pushed father away from the dermal blood supply towards the surface, this happens to them
They die and become filled with keratin
What is the term for when the body is cut into equal right and left portions?
What cell is primarily responsible for skin pigment and hair color?
What are is red bone marrow produced in an adult?
Spongy bone (cancellous)
Define bursectomy
The surgical removal of a bursa
This is the white crescent-shaped area located near the root/base of a fingernail or toenail
The lunula
What cavity contains the cranium and vertebral canal?
Dorsal
What is the name for skin oil?
Sebum
What dense connective tissue covers a long bone?
The periosteum
Define epidermomycosis
a fungal disease of the epidermis
This diagnostic rule divides the body into sections of 9% (or multiples of 9) to rapidly calculate the total surface area affected by a burn
The Wallace Rule of Nines
What is the anatomical term for the elbow?
Olecranon
What is the most common form of skin cancer?
Where is the coxal bone located?
What is another term for piloerection?
Goosebumps
In full-thickness 3rd degree burns, this leathery, necrotic, and a vascular tissue forms and often requires surgical debridement or cutting to prevent compartment syndrome
An eschar
What are the medial and lateral bony projections of the lower humerus felt on either side of the joint called?
Epicondyles
What is the most common pathogen found in burn patients?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
What is the joint cavity lined with?
Synovial membrane, synovial fluid
What suffix refers to a membrane?
-um
What is the name of my dog?
Mister