Flashcards Table on Chapter 18: Integumentary System

common mechanical trauma caused by scraping away the skin surface

Abrasion

Greek, meaning fox manage, which causes hair loss

Alopecia

occurs when a portion of shin or appendage is pulled or torn away

Avulsion

trauma caused by an object with a flat, dull, or not sharp area

Blunt trauma

plugged skin pore; the open form is a blackhead; the closed form is a whitehead

Comedones

accumulation of blood from injured or disrupted blood vessels in the tissue

Contusion

skin redness

Erythema

flaring up

Exacerbation

freezing of tissue, usually on the face, fingers, toes, and ears, and might or might not occur with hypothermia

Frostbite

Latin meaning shaggy

Hirsutism

when the body’s core temperature falls below 95 degrees

Hypothermia

laceration with smooth, even edges

Incision

epidermal cells in a tight web (make up nails)

Keratin

cut in the skin caused by a sharp object

Laceration

any discontinuity or abnormality of tissue

Lesion

infection of the skin around the nail

Paronychia

particular type of sebaceous cyst found in the midline of the sacral area

Pilonidal cyst

itching

Pruritis

small pus filled lesions

Pustules

oil produced by sebaceous glands

Sebum

crater-like lesion in the skin or mucous membranes

Ulcer

blister-like eruptions on the skin

Vesicles

slightly elevated lesions that are redder or paler than the surrounding skin and are associated with severe itching

Wheals

dry skin

Xerosis