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This is the outermost layer of skin:
A. basal
B. epidermis
C. dermis
D. subcutaneous

Which of the following is NOT a part of skin or accessory organs:
A. arterioles
B. sebacceous glands
C. nail
D. sudoriferous glands

This prefix means beside:
A. intra-
B. epi-
C. per-
D. para-

This combibing form means hair:
A. xanth/o
B. ichthy/0
C. karat/o
D. trich/o

Lunula is the:
A. opening of pores
B. outermost layer of epidermis
C. narrow band of epidermis at base of nail
D. white area at base of nail plate

Subcutaneous tissue is also known as:
A. dermal
B. hypodermis
C. stratum corneum
D. adipose

Which of the following combining forms does not refer to a color:
A. pachy/o
B. eosin/o
C. cyan/o
D. jaund/o

This medical term means surgical incision into dead tissue:
A. keratotomy
B. onychomycosis
C. eschrotomy
D. curettage

This suffix means surgical repair:
A. -tome
B. -plasty
C. -opsy
D. -rrhea

Soft tissue around nail border is the:
A. corium
B. cuticle
C. paronychium
D. lunula

This combining form means profuse sweating:
A. albin/o
B. diaphor/o
C. rhytid/o
D. erythem/o

What is this the medical abbrviation for:
bx

What is this the medical abbrviation for:
ca

What is this the medical abbrviation for:
I&D

What is this the medical abbrviation for:
subcu, subq, SC & SQ

What does this prefix mean:
epi-

What does this prefix mean:
hyper-

What does this prefix mean:
hypo-

What does this prefix mean:
intra-

What does this prefix mean:
para-

What does this prefix mean:
per-

What does this prefix mean:
peri-

What does this prefix mean:
sub-

What does this suffix mean:
-occus

What does this suffix mean:
-ectomy

What does this suffix mean:
-ia

What does this suffix mean:
-malacia

What does this suffix mean:
-opsy

What does this suffix mean:
-plasty

What does this suffix mean:
-rrhea

What does this suffix mean:
-tome

What does this suffix mean:
-tomy

A pimple is an example of a:
A. vesicle
B. pustule
C. nodule
D. papule

A stage III pressure ulcer involves:
A. partial loss of epidermis and dermis
B. full thickness loss of skin with extensive destruction and necrosis
C. full thickness loss of skin up to but not through fascia
D. erythema of skin

This type of dermatitis may be exogenous or endogenous and is common in children and infants:
A. atopic
B. stasis
C. irritant contact
D. seborrheic

Psoriasis, pityriasis and lichen planus are three types of this disorder:
A. inflammatory
B. papulosquamous
C. acne
D. dermatitis

This condition begins with a herald spot:
A. pityriasis
B. psoriasis
C. lichen planus
D. dermatitis

This skin infection is caused by group A bet-hemolytic Streptococci, and the lesions appear as firm red spots with itching, burning and tenderness:
A. folliculitis
B. furuncles
C. fasciitis
D. erysipelas

This type of herpes produces cold sores:
A. VZV
B. herpes zoster
C. herpes simplex
D. shingles

This condition is caused by human papillomavirus:
A. folliculitis
B. shingles
C. verrucae
D. mycoses

This type of tumor occurs in hair follicles:
A. keratoacanthoma
B. Kaposi's sarcoma
C. keratoses
D. nevi

This type of superfical carcinoma is rarely metastatic:
A. basal cell
B. squamous cell
C. melanoma
D. Kaposi's sarcoma