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Integumentary System & Body Directions Quiz


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General term for wound, injury, or abnormality

A. contusion

B. abrasion

C. lesion

D. fracture


The position a patient would be put into for abdominal surgery

A. cephalic

B. abdominal

C. supine

D. prone


What means more toward feet or below another structure

A. superior

B. inferior

C. posterior

D. ventral


What means more toward back or spinal cord side of body

A. superior

B. inferior

C. posterior

D. ventral


Located farther away from point of attachment to body

A. distal

B. proximal

C. lateral

D. inferior


What are all of the accessory organs of the integumentary system?

A. sebaceous and sweat glands

B. hair, skin, nails

C. hair, skin, nails, sebaceous glands, sweat glands

D. sebaceous glands, sweat glands, hair, nails


Injury caused by a blow to the body; causes swelling, pain & bruising; skin is not broken

A. contusion

B. abrasion

C. lesion

D. fracture


What is the largest organ of the body?

A. heart

B. lungs

C. skin

D. spine


We hear the heartbeat by listening over ________ of heart

A. base

B. side

C. apex

D. medial


The position a patient would be put into for spinal surgery

A. cephalic

B. cervical

C. supine

D. prone


Superficial dermatitis of unknown cause accompanied by redness, itching, and crusting

A. eczema

B. dermatitis

C. psoriasis

D. vitiligo


A scraping away of skin surface by friction

A. contusion

B. abrasion

C. lesion

D. fracture


Located nearer to point of attachment to body

A. distal

B. proximal

C. lateral

D. inferior


Inflammation of the skin

A. eczema

B. dermatitis

C. psoriasis

D. vitiligo


What means more toward front or belly side of body

A. superior

B. inferior

C. posterior

D. ventral


What is the skin’s primary function?

A. temperature regulation

B. protection

C. secrete fluids

D. sense pain


Heart is ________ located in chest cavity

A. dorsally

B. medially

C. ventrally

D. sturdily


Bottom or lower part of organ

A. base

B. side

C. apex

D. medial


The dermis is composed of

A. connective tissue & collagen fiber

B. cartilage & keratin

C. veins & melanin

D. keloids & gangrenes


What is an infection of skin fold around a nail

A. onychia

B. onychophagia

C. paronychia

D. onyparophagia


Collection of pus in the skin

A. pimple

B. acne

C. keloid

D. abscess


Disappearance of pigment from skin in patches, causing milk-white appearance

A. eczema

B. dermatitis

C. psoriasis

D. vitiligo


Refers to the side

A. cephalic

B. caudal

C. lateral

D. inferior




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