Anatomy
What is the largest organ of the human body?
Skin
What does the combining form derm/o mean?
Skin
What disorder causes a fluid-filled sac under the skin?
Cyst
A crack-like lesion in the skin.
Fissure
Removal of a piece of live tissue by syringe, needle, knife, punch, or brush to view under a microscope and used to aid in diagnosis.
Biopsy
What is the outermost layer of skin?
Epidermis
What does the suffix -itis mean?
Inflammation
The viral skin infection commonly called German Measles.
Rubella
Collection of pus.
Abscess
The medical term for a face lift is ________.
Rhytidectomy
Which layer is not a layer of skin but still considered part of the Integumentary System?
Hypodermis or Subcutaneous layer
Which therapy is the destruction of tissue by freezing with liquid nitrogen?
A skin discoloration or bruise caused by blood collecting under the skin.
Ecchymosis
A small raised skin lesion.
Papule
A skin graft from one person to another is called an _________.
Allograft
The epidermis is comprised of many _______ cells.
Keratinized
What is the medical term meaning softening of the nail?
Onychomalacia
A burn that damages the epidermis and dermis and causes redness and blisters.
Second degree burn
A mite infestation is know as _________.
Scabies
The surgical procedure for correcting drooping upper eyelid skin.
Blepharoplasty
What do sudoriferous gland secrete?
Sweat
What is the medical term for chickenpox?
Varicella
A fatty tumor is also known as a ________.
Lipoma
A disease that causes abnormal thickening of the dermis, usually starting in the hands and feet.
Scleroderma
What surgical technique is used to remove fat deposits?
Liposuction