CH. 12 med terms the other words i forgot to put in (this makes me wanna cry ... jk!!!!)

• microscopic glands in the skin which secrete an oily/waxy matter, called sebum, to lubricate the skin and hair of mammals.
• I wikied this.

external covering of the body.

covers the body and protects the underlying tissues from invasion of microbes and from drying out and harmful light rays. Other functions: control body temperature, receive stimuli form the environment, prevent excessive loss of temperature, excrete water and salt.

• epi- = above
• derma = skin
• thin outer layer

• derma = skin
• thick layer under epidermis
• contains numerous blood vessels, nerves, and glands, embedded hair follicles
• causes ridges = fingerprints

• sub- = below
• cutane/o = skin
• -ous = pertaining to
• adipose tissue

• adip/o = fat
• fatty

fat that serves as insulation and a cushion against shock

nonliving cells in the epidermis, constantly shed and replaced and to protect from microorganisms

• scler/o = hard
• insoluble in most solvents

hair, nails, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands.

• pil/o = hair
• motor = mover
• causes erection of the hairs of the skin in response to a chilly environment, emotional stimulus, or skin irritation

axilla, armpit

hair

sweat glands

elimination of waste form from sweat glands

oily substance that is responsible for lubrication of the skin

tiny tubes of epidermal cells that contain the root of the hair shaft

sebum - keeps hair and skin soft, and inhibits growth of bacteria

• kerat/o = hard or horny (pertaining to skin!)
• hard fibrous protein (deja vu, i think i used this word twice).

any visible, localized abnormality of the skin, such as a wound, rash, or sore.

• cause a raise are on the overlaying skin
• marble-like, solid lesion more than 1cm wide and deep

filled with fluid or semisolid material

• freckles
• small and nonraised

• moles
• raised

• dandruff
• elevated and appears as a large patch

• blisters or fluid-filled lesions
• smaller than bullae (bulla)

blisters or fluid-filled lesions

• blisters or fluid-filled lesions
• filled with cloudy fluid or pus

• seen in an allergic skin eruption
• elevated and irregularly shaped lesions

• athlete's foot
• linear cracks in the epidermis

deep, irregular erosions that extend into the dermis

• stretch marks
• thinning with the loss of skin markings

dried fragments of sloughed epidermis that are whitish and irregular in size and shape

excessive overgrowth of unsightly scar tissue

torn, jagged wound

smooth-edged wound produced by a sharp instrument

• a- = without
• sept/o = infection
• -ic = pertaining to
• free of pathogenic organisms

skin is scraped or rubbed away by friction

• bruise
• caused by a blow to the body that does not break the skin

skin is implanted to cover ares where skin has been lost

drugs placed directly on the skin

• bacteri/o = bacteria
• -static = keeping stationary
• inhibiting the growth of bacteria

killing bacteria

the absence of germs (absence of infection)

infection or contamination

infected wound

• drug delivery method of applying a drug to unbroken skin.
• absorbed through the skin and then enters the circulatory system (for estrogen and nicotine)

• suction-assisted lipectomy
• removes adipose tissue with a suction pump device