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The combining forms that mean skin are derm/a-,derm/o-,dermat/o-,integument/o-,cut/i-,and ________.

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A general word for any visible disease or injury to the skin is called a skin ________.

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When Jeremy Smith was in the shower,the hot water ran out.The cold water caused the hairs on his skin to stand up.This body response to cold is known as ________.


A) exfoliation
B) piloerection
C) perspiration
D) anhidrosis

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What is the difference in the extent of skin affected between second- and third-degree burns?

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Second-degree burns involve the epidermi...

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The combining form ne/o-,as seen in neoplasm,means "________."

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________ tissue is loose,connective tissue directly beneath the dermis of the skin.

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The combining form xer/o-,as in xeroderma,means "________."

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The procedure ________ sprays liquid nitrogen onto a wart,mole,or small malignant lesion to freeze and destroy it.

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Laser surgery can be used for all of the following EXCEPT ________.


A) treat the enlarged blood vessels of acne rosacea
B) do a punch biopsy
C) remove unwanted hair
D) remove birthmarks and tattoos

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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In which disease are oily areas interspersed with patches of dry,scaly skin and dandruff?


A) seborrheic dermatitis
B) anhidrosis
C) diaphoresis
D) alopecia

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Which is the name for the general category of skin lesion that is pink to red,flat or raised,pruritic or nonpruritic?


A) neoplasm
B) rash
C) wound
D) xeroderma

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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When you build a medical word that means "condition (of being) without sensation or feeling," you would use all of the following word parts EXCEPT ________.


A) trans-
B) esthes/o-
C) -ia
D) an-

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The English word wart means the same as the medical word ________.

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Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?


A) wheal
B) curettage
C) subcutanous
D) keloid

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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All allergic reactions are hypersensitivity responses to allergens.

A) True
B) False

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All of these combining forms mean "skin" EXCEPT ________.


A) cutane/o-
B) dermat/o-
C) adip/o-
D) integument/o-

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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The combining form rhytid/o- means "________."

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By looking at the definition of the combining form,we can see that the subcutaneous layer is located under the ________.

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The combining form ungu/o- means ________.


A) "skin"
B) "oil gland;sweat gland"
C) "dermis"
D) "fingernail;toenail"

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The combining form hirsut/o- means "________."

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