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Name at least 3 functions of the skin.
Protection
Temperature regulation
Sensation
Waste disposal
What is the name of the specialty that treats disorders involving the musculoskeletal system?
Orthopedics
This purplish-red bruising usually occurs people with thin, easily damaged skin.
Purpura
aden/ectomy
Surgical removal of a gland
What does BCC mean
Basal Cell Carcinoma
What is a physician called that diagnoses and treats skin?
Dermatologist
What are the 3 type of muscle in the body?
Skeletal muscle
Smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Area of tissue death
Necrosis
ichthy/o/derma
scaly skin condition
What does I & D mean?
Incision and drain
What are the 3 layers of skin?
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis (Subcutaneous layer)
What is a closed fracture?
Broken bone with no open skin wound
(simple fracture)
Open sore caused by pressure over bony prominences obstructing blood flow.
Decubitus ulcer (pressure ulcer/bedsore)
trich/o/myc/osis
trich/o/myc/osis
abnormal hair fungus
What does DTR mean?
Deep tendon reflex
What are the 2 types of glands in the body?
Endocrine glands
Exocrine glands
What is muscle atrophy?
Loss of muscle buld due to muscle disease, nervous system disease, or lack of use commonly called muscle wasting.
Removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a wound
Debridement
arthr/o/centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid from a joint
What does NSAID mean?
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
What is the absence or loss of hair called?
Alopecia
What is the name of the disease process that is a result of weakening of the bone due to a decrease in bone mass and may lead to pathological fractures. Most commonly seen in older women.
Osteoporosis
Instrument that cuts out a small section of skin or a thin slice of skin to be used for a graft
Dermatome
clavicul/ar
pertaining to the clavicle
What is RA?
Rheumatoid arthritis