Integumentary
Gastrointestinal
Integ Vocab
GI Vocab
100

The outermost layer of skin. 

What is the epidermis? 

100

The combining form for small intestine. 

What is enter/o?
100

The definition of dyschromia. 

What is the alteration of color of the skin or nails? 

100

The definition of peristalsis. 

What is the wavelike smooth muscle contraction that propels food through the GI tract? 

200

The other name for the hypodermis. 

What is the subcutaneous layer? 

200

Jaundice occurs due to excess of this substance. 

What is bilirubin? 

200

Break up the term "hematoma" and define the parts. 

What is hemat/o (blood) and -oma (tumor)?

200

The definition of "mastication."

What is chewing?

300
The difference between sudoriferous and sebaceous glands. 

What are sudoriferous (sweat glands) and sebaceous (oil glands)? 

300

The three sections (in order) of the stomach. 

What is the fundus, body, and pylorus? 

300

The skin condition that is an autoimmune disease.

What is psoriasis? 

300

Break the term "hematemesis" up and define it's parts. 

What is hemat/o (blood) and emesis (vomiting). 

400

The definition of the combining form "hidr/o."

What is sweat? 

400

The locations of the three salivary glands. 

What are submandibular, parotid, and sublingual? 

400

The definition of eschar. 

What is dead and dried tissue? 

400

The definition of "fistula."

What is an abnormal channel between organs? 
500

The four types of burns and the layers of the skin that they affect. 

What are superficial - deep full thickness? 

500

The definition of Hirschsprung's Disease. 

What is a congenital disease of the large intestine, where there is a lack of nerve cells? 
500

The medical term for eczema, characterized by itchy and inflamed skin. 

What is atopic dermatitis? 

500

The difference between enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition. 

What is enteral (nutrition through alimentary canal) and parenteral (nutrition provided outside the alimentary canal, such as IV)?