THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

I.Add the missing suffix to the following terms.

Nail inflammation: onych ITIS

Skin condition: dermat OSIS
Black tumor: melan OMA
Hair disease: tricho SIS
White skin: leuko DERMA

II. Circle the term that best describes the italicized description in the
sentences below.

1.Patient presented to the office with a flesh-colored growth, sometimes caused

by a virus (wheal, macule,VERRUCA on his right index finger.
2. A cyst containing a yellow sebum is known as a (pilonidal, sebaceous,
PUSTULE ) cyst.
3. An area of tissue that is altered because of pathological conditions is
known as a ( LESION erosion, fissure).
4. The physician asked for your assistance in lancing a/an localized collection
of pus and other exudates (callus, ABCESS bulla) to alleviate the pressure. 5.
This fungus is also known as athlete’s foot. (tinea capitis, tinea barbae, TINEA
PEDIS )
6. A five-year-old boy was brought into the office with a viral infection
commonly known as German measles. The medical term is (roseola,
varicella, RUBELLA ).
7. The diagnosis was listed as a chronic skin condition accompanied by scaly
lesions also known as: (psoriasis, PSORIASIS , excoriation).
8. ____________ is a condition in which white patches appear on otherwise
normally pigmented skin. (leukoderma, keratosis, VITILIGO ) →
synonyms?
9. Urticaria is another name for (pruritus, HIVES , pyoderma).
10. A lesion caused by an overgrowth of horny skin that forms due to
overexposure to sunlight; sunburn is called: ( ACTINIC KERATOSIS ,
cellulitis, seborrheic dermatitis)
III. Write the letter of the common term next to its medical term
equivalent.

1. verucca a. blackhead M
2. urticaria b. head lice F
3. varicella c. cold sore/fever blister L
4. herpes zoster d. pressure sore E
5. rubeola e. shingles K
6. tinea f. hives I
7. decubitus ulcer g. birthmark D
8. nevus h. itching G
9. rubella i. ringworm J
10. comedo j. German measles A
11. cicatrix k. measles N
12. pruritus l. chickenpox H
13. herpes simplex m. wart C
14. pediculosis n. scar B

IV. Give the plural for form for each of the integumentary terms
below.
1. fungus FUNGI
2. abscess ABSCESSES
3. ecchymosis ECCHYMOSES
4. nevus NEVI
5. bulla BULLAE
6. verruca VERRUCAE
7. staphylococcus STAPHYLOCOCCI
8. comedo COMEDONES

V. Define the following terms:

1. epithelioma ABNORMAL GROWTH OF THE EPITHELIUM

2. fibrodysplasia OSSIFICATION OF THE FIBROUS TISSUE
3. meningoencephalopathy INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN AND ITS
SURROUNDING PROTECTIVE MEMBRANES
4. pericardiocentesis PROCEDURE DONE TO REMOVE BUILT UP
FFLUID
IN THE PERICARDIUM
5. peritonitis INFLAMMATION OF THE PERITONEUM
6. intrapleural WITHIN THR PLEURAL CAVITY
7. neurofibromatosis GENETIC DISORDER THAT CAUSES TUMORS TO
GROW ON NERVE TISSUE
8. submucosa LAYER OF AREOLAR CONNECTIVE TISSUE LYING
BENEATH A MUCOUS MEMBRANE
9. polyarthritis ANY DISORDER THAT AFFECTS MORE THAN 4 JOINTS
10. cardiomyopathy GROUP OF DISEASES THAT AFFECT THE HEART
MUSCLE
11. encephalitis INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN
12. glioma TUMOR IN THE BRAIN OR IN THE SPINAL CORD
13. pleurisy INFLAMMATION OF THE PLEURA
14. chondroblast CELL THAT SECRETS THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX
AND THAT MAY TURN INTO CHONDROCYTES
15. osteology THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF BONES