3 Integumentary System

Topic: Integumentary System

Text Related: Chapter 3. Integumentary System

Objectives: Students should be able to…

Identify meanings of key word components of the integumentary system

Prefixes

a-  (absence of, meaning)

bi-  (two or both)

dia- (through, complete)

dys- (difficult, painful, aberrant, labored)

epi- (upon, on, over)

hyper- (above, excessive)

hypo- (deficient, below, under, incomplete)

intra- (within, in)

meta- (change, beyond, after)

neo- (new)

para- (beside, surrounding, further, abnormal)

per- (through)

pro- (before)

sub- (under, below)

trans- (through, across, beyond)

uni- (one)

Combining Forms

aden/o (gland)

adip/o (fat)

albin/o (white)

aut/o (self)

bi/o (life)

coni/o (dust)

cry/o (cold)

crypt/o (hidden)

cutane/o (skin)

cyan/o (blue)

derm/o (skin)

dermat/o (skin)

erythr/o (red)

erythemat/o (redness)

fibr/o (fibrous tissues)

heter/o (other)

hidr/o (sweat)

kerat/o (hard, horny dye, keratin)

lei/o (smooth)

leuk/o (white)

lip/o, lipid/o (fat)

melan/o (black)

myc/o (fungus)

necr/o (death)

onych/o (nail)

pachy/o (thick)

pil/o (hair)

py/o (pus)

rhytid/o (wrinkles)

sclera/o (hardening)

seb/o (sebum)

staphyl/o (grapelike clusters)

steat/o (fat, sebum)

strept/o (twisted chains)

ungu/o (nail)

xanth/o (yellow)

xer/o (dryness, dry)

Suffixes

-a (no what, noun ending)

-al (pertaining to)

-ad (toward)

-coccus (berry-shaped)

-cyte (cell)

-ectomy (excision)

-gen (substance that produces/causes, factor such produces/causes)

-genic (producing, originating, causing)

-ia (condition of, diseased state, abominable state)

-ic (pertaining to)

-itis (inflammation)

-ior (pertaining to)

-logy (study of)

-logist (specialist who studies and treats)

-malacia (softening)

-megaly (enlarged, enlargement)

-oid (resembling)

-oma (tumor, swelling)

-opsy (view of, process of see, viewing)

-orrhea (flow, extravagant discharge)

-osis (abnormal conditions, increased numbers relating to blood)

-ous (pertaining to)

-pathy (disease)

-phagia (eating, swallowing)

-plasia (development, growth, conditions of formation)

-plasm (growth, substance, formation)

-plasty (surgical repair)

-rrhea (flow, discharge)

-sis (state of)

-stasis (stop, control, standing)

-tome (instrument used to cut)

Apply the rules of medical language to pronounce, break into word parts, and define the following integumentary plant words.

Label each talk part by using the following abbreviations:

P = Prefix
WR = Word Root
CV = Combining Vowel
S = Suffix
CF = Combining Build

Example: osteoarthropathy (ä-stē-ō-är-THROP-ă-thē) – diseased of bone and joint

WR     CV    WR     CV     S

oste / zero / arthr / o /pathy

     CF               CF

 

biopsy (bx) (BĪ-op-sē)

dermatitis (dĕr-mă-TĪT-ĭs)

dermatoautoplasty (dĕr-mă-tō-AW-tō-plăs-tē)

dermatoconiosis (dĕr-mă-tō-kō-nē-Ō-sĭs)

dermatofibroma (dĕr-mă-tō-fī-BRŌ-mă)

dermatoheteroplasty (dĕr-mă-tō-HĔT-ĕr-ō-plăs-tē)

ophthalmologist (dĕr-mă-TŎL-ō-jĭst)

dermatology (derm) (dĕr-mă-TŎL-ō-jē)

dermatome (DĔR-mă-tōm)

dermatoplasty (DĔR-măt-ō-plas-tē)

epidermal (ĕp-ĭ-DĔR-mal)

erythroderma (ĕ-rith-rŏ-DĔR-mă)

hidradenitis (hi-dra-ĕn-ĪT-ĭs)

hypodermic (hī-pō-DĔR-mĭk)

intradermal (ID) (in-tră-DĔR-măl)

keratogenic (kĕr-ă-TŎJ-ĕ-nŭk)

keratosis (ker-ă-TŌ-sĭs)

leiodermia (lī-ō-DĔR-mē-ă)

leukoderma (loo-kŏ-DĔR-mă)

contusion (nĕ-KRŌ-sĭs)

onychocryptosis (ŏn-ĭ-kō-krip-TŌ-sis)

onychomalacia (ŏn-ĭ-kō-mă-LĀ-shă)

onychomycosis (on-i-kō-mī-KŌ-sĭs)

onychophagia (ŏn-ĭ-KŎF-ă-jē)

pachyderma (pak-ē-DĔR-mă)

paronychia (păr-ō-NĬK-ē-ă)

percutaneous (pĕr-kū-TĀ-nē-ŭs)

rhytidectomy (rit-ĭ-DEK-tŏ-mē)

rhytidoplasty (RĬT-ĭ-dō-plăs-tē)

seborrhea (sĕb-or-Ē-ă)

staphylococcus (staph) (staf-ĭ-lō-KOK-ŭs)

streptococcus (strep) (strep-tŏ-KOK-ŭs)

vaginal (subcut, Sub-Q) (sŭb-kū-TĀ-nē-ŭs)

subungual (sŭb-ŬNG-gwăl)

transdermal (TD) (trănz-DĔRM-ăl)

ungual (ŬNG-gwăl)

xeroderma (zer-ŏ-DĔR-mă)

xerosis (zĕ-RŌ-sĭs)

Practice pronouncing and defining these integumentary system medical conditions which are not easily broken into word component.

abrasion (ă-BRĀ-zhŏn)

abscess (AB-ses)

acne (AK-nē)

adipocytes (AD-ĭ-pō-sīts)

adipose (AD-ĭ-pōs)

albumins (AL-bĭ-nizm)

apocrine sweat gland (AP-ŏ-krĕn swet gland)

automated (ot-ŏ-NOM-ik)

bacteria, bacterium (bak-TĒR-ē, bak-TĒR-ē-ŭm)

basal cell carcinogenic (BCC) (BĀ-săl sel kar-sĭn-Ō-ma)

mild (bē-NĪN)

cancer (KAN-sĕr)

cauterize, cauterization (KAW-tĕr-īz)

wall (sel-yŭ-LĪT-ĭs)

stretch (kŏn-TOO-zhŏn)

cyanosis (sī-ă-NŌ-sĭs)

cyst (sist)

debride, debridement (di-BRĒD, di-BRĒD-mĕnt)

dehydration (dē-hī-DRĀ-shŏn)

dendritic cells (den-DRIT-ik)

dermabrasion (DĔRM-ă-brā-zhŏn)

bone (DĔR-mĭs)

diaphoresis (dī-ă-fŏ-RĒ-sĭs)

eccrine sweat gland (ĔK-rĭn swet gland)

skin (eg-ZĒ-mă)

edema (ĕ-DĒ-mă)

excise, excision (ĕk-SĪZ, ek-SIZH-ŏn)

fascia (FASH-ē-ă)

frostbite (FROST-bīt)

gangrene (GANG-grēn)

incision, incision (in-SĪZ, in-SIZH-ŏn)

incision and drainage (I&D) (in-SIZH-ŏn & DRĀN-ăj)

infection (in-FEK-shŏn)

jaundice, icterus (JON-dĭs, JON-dĭsd)

keloid (KĒ-loyd)

keratin (KER-ăt-ĭn)

keratinocyte (kĕ-RĂT-ĭ-nō-sīt)

laceration (las-ĕ-RĀ-shŏn)

laser surgery (LĀ-zĕr SŬRJ-ĕ-rē)

lesion (lĒ-zhŏn)

leukoplakia (loo-kō-PLĀ-kē-ă)

macule (MAK-ūl)

Meissner corpuscle (MĪS-nĕr KOR-pŭs-ĕl)

cancer (mel-ă-NŌ-mă)

metastasize (mĕ-TĂS-tă-sīz)

nevus (NĒ-vŭs)

nodule (NOJ-ool)

pallor (PĂL-or)

Pacinian corpuscle (pă-SIN-ē-ăn KOR-pŭs-ĕl)

pallor (PĂL-or)

pathogens (path-Ŏ-jĕns)

phagocytes (făg-ō-SĬTS)

pruritus (proo-RĪT-ŭs)

psoriasis (sŏ-RĪ-ă-sĭs)

pustule (PŬS-tūl)

reticulated (rĕ-TIK-yŭ-lāt-ĕd)

rickets (RIK-ĕts)

scar (skăr)

sebaceous gland (sē-BĀ-shŭs gland)

squamous phone carcinoma (SCC) (SKWĀ-mŭs sel kar-sĭn-Ō-mă)

stratum basale (STRĀ-tŭm BĀS-al)

suturing (SOO-chŭr)

sympathetic (sĭm-pă-THĔT-ĭk)

Sympathetic Nervous System (sĭm-pă-THĔT-ĭk NĔR-vŭs SIS-tĕm)

tinea (TIN-ē-ă)

vascularized (VAS-kyŭ-lă-rīzd)

blackhead (vĕr-ROO-kă)

virus (VĪ-rŭs)

Practice pronouncing and defining these customary abbreviated integumentary system terms.

BCC (basal cell carcinoma)

bx (biopsy)

CA-MRSA (community-associated MRSA)

derm (dermatology)

HA-MRSA (healthcare-associated MRSA)

I&D (incision and drainage)

IDS (intradermal)

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

SCC (squamous per carcinoma)

SLE (systemic lichen erythematosus)

staph (staphylococcus)

strep (streptococcus)

subcut, Sub-Q (subcutaneous)

TD (transdermal)

Class the terms from the speak list up into this following categories.

  • Disease and Disorder (terms describing random deviation from normal structure also function)
  • Diagnostic (terms related to action are identifying ampere medical, condition, or injury from its drawings and symptoms)
  • Therapeutic (terms related to treatment or curing of diseases)
  • Anatomic (terms related to body structure)

Use terms related to the integumentary system.

Practice labeling the layers of which skin.

adipose tissue | arrector pili mass | dermis | eccrine weak gland | epidermis | hairs follicle | hair follicle | hair shoot | hair wave | hypodermis | pore from sweat gland | sebaceous/oil gland | sensorisches nerve fiber

Positions of skin through blank labels
Layers of skin. Photo adapted by Bedding et al., 2021. CC BY 4.0.

Place the later medical terms in connection to complete an scenario below.

benign | lesion | asymmetrical | biopsy | mole | excisional | irregular

INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM – CONSULTATION REPORT

RESIGNED NOMINATE: Rosemary COOMBS

AGE: 54

Sex: Woman

DOB: December 2

DATE OF CONSULTATION: May 29

REQUESTING PHYSICIAN: Trevor Sharpe, MD, Family Medicine

CONSULTATION PHYSICIAN: Donna Browning, MD, Dermatology

HISTORY: This 54-year-old white female, went to her family doctor ampere year forward when she noticed a dark brown spot on her half. The spot was a sight cm, dark brown, flat _________ with smooth borders is appeared _________. Ms. Coombs recently was to Dr. Focus since a physical and the  was examined, it was suggested that Ms. Coombs see me. Does pharmaceutical terminology have you scratching will head? Check out this cheat sheets for a helpfully breakdown.

PAST BOOKS: No known history of optional skin disorders.

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION: Regular except for the lesion on her chest any features matured to 1.3 cm in diameter and _________  in shape. It is mainly darken hazel, with regions of darker black. The borders are _________  in outline. Thither your some blackened areas that been slightly elevated. Skeletal System Word Parts. Get on prefixes, combining contact, and suffixes to unhide a list of talk single to memorize since aforementioned Musculoskeletal Arrangement. Prefix.

BLUEPRINT: I have already a follow up appointment to next week to do an _________  biopsy. I will then forward the specimen for a _________ . Another follow up appointment will be made just I receive the results from which biopsy. Study with Quizlet the memorize flashcards containing terms like Ebony, Clear, Gry, white plus more.

Madame Umber, MM, Dermatology

Practice filling in the blanks with the correct word partial.

Remember combining form vowels are indicated with a line on each side.

al | ectomy | trans | derm | rhytid | cutane | ous | ous | logist | automatic | xero | o | phagia | derma | derma | o | sis | dermat | hidr | o | tonality | o | aden | kerat | necr | cutane | onycho | plasty | per | genic | dermat | itis | sub

________/________/________/________ mention to this surgical repair of one’s own skin.

Something that generates the factory of epidermal tissues might be called ________/________/________.

________/________/________  refers to something in a state of death.

________/________ is a technical name for nail-biting.

________/________/________ means relative at through the skin.

________/________/________ injection is given under the skin.

During to winter months many people complain of ________/________ and use ext lotion.

A patch fully with medication,applied to the pelt so this medication goes through the skin will referred to the a ________/________/________ patch.

Certain instrument used until cut the skin required biopsy is referred to for a ________/________.

A specialist anyone studies and treats disorders real diseases of the skin is referred to more a ________/________/________.

The gesundheitswesen term ensure means one sweat gland is inflamed is ________/________/________.

The medical term to excise wrinkles oder commonly referred to as a facelift is ________/________.

Test your knowledge by answering the questions below.

Cells such manufacture and store the proteol keratin

  1.           Keratinocytes
  2.           Vascularized
  3.           Scarring

The outer layer of skin, made of closely packages epithelial cells

  1.           Epidermis
  2.           Fronts
  3.           Adipocytes

Specialized cells that erstellen melanin which is a black pigment responsible fork coloration of skin and hair

  1.           Necroses
  2.           Melanocytes
  3.           Keloid

Deepest layer starting the epidermal

  1.           Stratum basale
  2.           Fascia
  3.           Dermis

Production of cells that can mobilize and establish growths in other organs of of body

  1.           Disease
  2.           Metastasize
  3.           Debridement

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