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INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM DR JARED OBLITEY LEVEL 200 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY I INTRODUCTION Integumentary system From latin word: tegere meaning to cover Includes: Skin, Hair, Nails, Sweat Glands, Oil glands SKIN Epidermis Outer layer Kera...

INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM DR JARED OBLITEY LEVEL 200 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY I INTRODUCTION Integumentary system From latin word: tegere meaning to cover Includes: Skin, Hair, Nails, Sweat Glands, Oil glands SKIN Epidermis Outer layer Keratin Cornified protein layer contained in hair, skin and nails Melanin Colour or pigmentation of skin Dermis Inner layer of skin Sweat glands Tiny tubular structures that emerge through pores on skin surface Sebaceous glands Secrete sebum into hair follicles where hair shaft passes through dermis Lunula, moon White area at base of nail SKIN IN CROSS SECTION Cutane/o, Derm/o, Dermat/o skin Sweat Hidr/o Kerat/o Horny tissue, hard (term also used for cornea within eye) Onych/o, Ungu/o Nail Seb/o Sebum (oil) Trich/o Hair Adeno – Gland Aut/o Self Bi/o Life Con/i Dust Crypt/o Hidden Heter/o Other Myc/o fungus Pachy/o thick Rhytid/o Wrinkles Staphyl/o Grapelike clusters Strept/oTwisted chains Xer/o Dry Necr/oDeath (Cells /body) GRAPELIKE CLUSTERS- STAPHYLOCOCCUS STREPTOCOCCUS PREFIXES Epi- on, Upon, over Intra- within Para- Beside, Beyond, Around Per- Through Sub- Under, Below SUFFIXES -ectomy -ia diseased or abnormal state, condition of -malacia softening -opsy View of, viewing -orrhoea Flow, excessive discharge, -plasty Surgical repair DISEASES AND DISORDERS Abrasion Scraping away of skin by mechanical process or injury Abscess localized collection of pus Acne Inflammatory disorder of skin involving Sebaceous glands and hair follicles Actinic Keratosis A precancerous condition of horny tissue due to excessive sun exposure Cellulitis Inflammation of connective tissue caused by infection Contusions Injury with no break in skin Eczema Non infectious inflammatory skin disorder. Presents with redness, blisters, scabs and itching Fissure Slit or crack-like sore in skin Furuncle Painful skin node caused by Staphylococcus in a hair follicle Kaposi’s Sarcoma A cancerous condition starting as a purple or brown pimple on feet. Seen in AIDS Laceration Torn or ragged edged wound Lesion any pathological change in the structure or function of tissue resulting from injury or disease Pediculosis Lice invasion of skin or hair Scleroderma Disease characterized by chronic hardening of connective tissue SKIN DISEASES EXERCISE DEFINE EACH OF THESE TERMS 1. Biopsy 2. Dermatoautoplasty 3. Dermatoheteroplasty 4. Dermatoplasty 5. Onychectomy 6. Rhytidectomy 7. Rhytidoplasty EXERCISE Adipose Albino Allergy Alopecia Cicatrix Cytomegalovirus Debridement Decubitus ulcer Dermabrasion LABEL UNKNOWN PARTS Diaphoresis Disseminate Ecchymosis Oedema Emollient Erythema Induration Keloid Leokoplakia Macule Nevus Papule Petechia Purpura Pustule Ulcer Verruca Vesicle Wheal Thank you

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