Medical Terminology Integumentary

The epidermis is which layer of skin?

• The center layer

• The outermost layer

• The lower layer

What is the term for a dark brown or black pigment found in parts of the body?

• Melanocytes

• Sebum

• Melanin

• Sweat glands

Melanocytes are:

• Cells that produce dark or black pigment melanin

• Cells that are dead

• Cells that are orange or blue

• Cells that change color

This combining form means, white

• albin/o

• cyanosis

• bulla

• fissure

A fat cell is a/an_________

• yellow tumor

• cyst

• pustule

• adipocyte

An oily substance secreted by sebaceous glads is:

• Sebum

• cerumen

• melanin

• collagen

What is the medical term for abnormal condition of lack of sweat?

• xanthoma

• anhidrosis

• alopecia

• mycosis

The middle layer of skin is called___

• dermis

• epidermis

• hopodermic

• adipose layer

Dermatitis

• infection of connective tissue

• inflammation of a region of the skin

• inflammatory skin disease caused by heredity and environment.

• hair infection

Cutaneous membrane is another name for ____

• skin

• hair

• nails

• gland