Chapter 3-6 review

Match the following descriptions with their correct description.

a horny skin condition caused by sun exposure: ​ (a)  

cancerous tumor of the squamous cells: ​ (b)  

rubbing or scraping away the outer skin surface: ​ (c)  

excessive growth of horny skin: ​ (d)  

redness: ​ (e)  

• squamous cell carcinoma
• dermabrasion
• hyperkeratosis
• erythema
• patch
• biopsy
• actinic keratosis

Match the following terms with their correct descriptions:

• loss of a nail

• papule

• a fungal condition of the nail

• onycholysis

• an itch

• pruritus

• to remove a nail

• onychectomy

• a small, solid mass

• onychomycosis

Give abbreviations for the following:

biopsy: ​ (a)  

culture and sensitivity: ​ (b)  

intradermal: ​ (c)  

actinic keratosis: ​ (d)  

• Bx
• C&S
• ID
• AK
• biop
• ACTKER
• InD

Using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it:

A drug that prevents "rotting of flesh" by killing microorganisms

Match the following procedures with their correct descriptions

• fat removal

• lipectomy

• skin transplant from another species

• onychotomy

• skin transplant from the same patient

• autograft

• incision into a nail

• rhytidoplasty

• wrinkle reconstruction

• xenograft

A hump back is also called ​ (a)   whereas, a sway back is called ​ (b)   . If a patient has a lateral curvature of the spine, we call that ​​ (c)   .

• kyphosis
• lordosis
• scoliosis
• carpitis
• exostosis
• osteonecrosis

Having more than the normal number of fingers (or toes)

Match the following terms with their proper descriptions

• myolysis

• pus in a joint

• syndactyly

• fusion (webbing) of fingers or toes

• effusion

• flat feet

• tarsoptosis

• fluid buildup

• pyarthrosis

• loss of muscle

Necrotizing fasciitis is

• inflammation of the fascia, causing muscle regeneration

• inflammation of muscle, causing tissue death

• disease of the fascia, causing abnormal tissue growth

• inflammation of fascia, causing death of tissue