Intro
This is the largest organ system in the human body?
skin and accessory structures
Absence of
a-
bi/o
life
hardening
-megaly
enlargement
The 2 MAIN layers of skin
epidermis and dermis
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal, labored
skin
derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
hair
pil/o
surgical excision, removal of
-ectomy
The physiology of the integumentary system
1. protection
2. sensory function
3. thermoregulation
upon, on, over
epi-
pus
py/o
death
necr/o
growth, substance, formation
-plasm
Name at least 2 accessory structures of the Integumentary system
hair, nails, sweat glands
through, across, beyond
trans-
wrinkles
onych/o
nail
-ia
condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
A cancer characterized by the uncontrolled growth of melanocytes.
Melanoma
meta-
change, beyond, after
pachy/o
thick
ungu/o
nail
-malacia
softening