Medical Language For Modern Health Care 4Th Edition By David Allan – Test Bank
Medical Language for Modern Health Care, 4e (Allan)
Chapter 4 Integumentary System
1) Which of the following statements about the skin or integumentary system is NOT true?
A) The integumentary system consists of the skin and its associated organs.
B) The skin is the largest and most vulnerable organ in the body.
C) The skin accounts for 7% to 8% of body weight.
D) The integumentary system is exposed to chemicals, trauma, infection, and radiation.
E) The study and treatment of the skin and associated organs is called integumentology.
Answer: E
Explanation: The medical specialty concerned with the study and treatment of the skin and associated organs is called dermatology. The term deconstructs into the suffix –logy meaning the study of and root/combining form dermat/o- meaning skin. The definition is the study of the skin.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Explain the functions of the skin
Bloom’s: Understand
Est Time: 0-1 minute
Learning Outcome: 04.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
2) The term that means removing tissue from a living person for laboratory examination is called a(n)
A) biopsy
B) excision
C) avulsion
D) autopsy
E) dermatectomy
Answer: A
Explanation: The removal of tissue from a living person for laboratory examination is called a biopsy. The term deconstructs into the suffix –opsy meaning to view and root/combining form bi/o- meaning life.
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Discuss the diagnostic procedures used in dermatology
Bloom’s: Understand
Est Time: 0-1 minute
Learning Outcome: 04.9
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
3) The term that means a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor is
A) epithelioma
B) carcinoma
C) squamous oma
D) dermatome
E) mesothelioma
Answer: B
Explanation: Carcinoma refers to a malignant and invasive epithelial cancer. The word deconstructs into the suffix –oma meaning tumor, mass, and root carcin- meaning cancer. The definition is a cancerous tumor.
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Discuss common disorders of the skin
Bloom’s: Analyze
Est Time: 0-1 minute
Learning Outcome: 04.4
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
4) The term that means the use of liquid nitrogen to freeze and kill abnormal tissue is
A) cryptology
B) critics
C) colectomy
D) cryosurgery
E) pyrolysis
Answer: D
Explanation: Cryosurgery is a procedure in which liquid nitrogen or argon gas in a probe is used to freeze and kill abnormal tissue. The term deconstructs into the suffix –very meaning process of, root/combining form cry/o- meaning cold, and root –surg- meaning operate. The definition is the process of (using) cold to operate.
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Describe the therapeutic procedures used in dermatology
Bloom’s: Analyze
Est Time: 0-1 minute
Learning Outcome: 04.10
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
