Integumentary Pathology

What is acne?

• An infection of hair follicles

• A dermatitis caused by blocked hair follicles where an overproduction of sebum results in swelling, inflammation, and often infection by skin bacteria

• A burn that occurs on the surface of the skin and causes redness, inflammation, pain, and sloughing

• The cuticle of the nail

What is alopecia areata?

• A diverse group of organisms that includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms

• An autoimmune disease where the immune system mistakenly perceives healthy cells as a threat and responds defensively

• Spot baldness, a type of alopecia with a genetic and autoimmune basis

• The most common skin cancer, originating in the stratum basale

What is the function of antifungal medication?

• Medication that stops the growth of fungi

• A therapeutic method used to treat cancers with chemicals

• Medication that causes hair loss

• The small cavities from which hair grows

What is basal cell carcinoma?

• A rash with inflammation

• The cuticle of the nail

• The most common skin cancer, originating in the stratum basale, which is the deepest epidermal layer

• A diverse group of organisms that includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms

What does the term "genetic" refer to?

• A therapeutic method used to treat cancers with chemicals

• An infection of hair follicles

• Passed down from parents to children

• The flat cells that comprise the outermost layer of the skin

What are hair follicles?

• The small cavities from which hair grows

• A burn that occurs on the surface of the skin and causes redness, inflammation, pain, and sloughing

• A diverse group of organisms that includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms

• The cuticle of the nail

What is the term for the excessive growth of hair on women in parts of the body where hair does not normally grow?

• male-pattern baldness

• hirsutism

• head lice

• lunula

What does the immune system do?

• Helps protect the body from disease

• Produces pimples on the skin

• Causes a type of alopecia in men

• Refers to the crescent-shaped white portion on the base of the nail

What is melanoma?

• A therapeutic method using UV radiation

• An inflammation of the nail matrix

• A cancer of the skin's pigment-producing cells

• A type of psoriasis

What is the lunula?

• The border between the nail and skin

• The crescent-shaped white portion on the base of the nail

• An itchy red patch of skin with a dry, scaly surface

• Inflammation and infection along the sides of the nail