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| Medical Terminology Practice Test on Skin |
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| Free Med Term Practice Test on Integumentary System |
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| Tissue that covers internal and external body surfaces |
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| Epidermis definition |
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| Hair covering baby before birth |
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| Lanugo definition |
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| Medical term for sweat gland |
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| Sudoriferous gland definition |
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| Med term for study of the skin |
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| Dermatology definition |
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| Openings in skin where substances are excreted |
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| Skin pores definition |
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| Med term for thick, uniform layer of cells |
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| Stratum definition |
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| Natural blood thinner in the body |
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| Heparin definition |
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| Med term for pale area on fingernail or toenail |
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| Lunula defintion |
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| Medical term for skin |
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| Integument definition |
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| Name of protein in ligaments, tendons, and fascia |
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| Collagen definition |
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| Medical term for visible part of the hair |
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| Hair shaft definition |
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| Medical term for sweat |
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| Perspiration definition |
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| Medical term for oil gland |
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| Sebaceous gland definition |
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| Name for a skin doctor |
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| Dermatologist definition |
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| Medical term for deepest skin layer |
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| Basal layer definition |
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| Medical term for scar |
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| Cicatrix definition |
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| Histiocyte definition |
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| Macrophage definition |
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| Name for outer skin layer |
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| Stratum corneum definition |
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| Cell that contains heparin and histamine |
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| Mast cell definition |
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| Cutaneous membrane definition |
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| Medical term for skin |
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| Diaphoresis definition |
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| Medical term for sweat |
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| Parts of the integumentary system |
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| Parts of the body included as skin |
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| What makes a person's skin darker? |
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| Melanin definition |
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| What makes teeth and nails hard? |
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| Keratin definition |
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| Medical term for ear wax |
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| Cerumen definition |
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| Lipocyte definition |
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| Medical term for fat cell |
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| Name of substance body releases in allergic reaction |
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| Histamine definition |
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| What makes ear wax? |
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| Ceruminous gland definition |
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| Tissue covering internal and external body surfaces |
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| Epithelium definition |
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| Medical term for blue skin |
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| Cyanosis definition |
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| Medical term for fat under skin |
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| Subcutaneous tissue definition |
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| Cutaneous papilloma definition |
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| Medical term for skin tag |
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| Medical term for dermis |
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| Corium definition |
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| Medical term for red skin |
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| Erythema definition |
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| Medical term for skin covering root of fingernail or toenail |
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| Cuticle definition |
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| Lines on skin from stretching and growing quickly |
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| Stretch mark definition |
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| Medical term for oily secretions |
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| Sebum definition |
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| Cell that eats microorganisms, foreign particles, and other cells |
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| Histiocyte definition |
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| Inflammation of skin around fingernail |
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| Paronychia definition |
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| Part of fingernail you can see |
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| Nail body definition |
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| Free practice test on skin |
