Integumentary System & Body Directions Quiz
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What means more toward feet or below another structure
A. superior
B. inferior
C. posterior
D. ventral
Heart is ________ located in chest cavity
A. dorsally
B. medially
C. ventrally
D. sturdily
What is the skin’s primary function?
A. temperature regulation
B. protection
C. secrete fluids
D. sense pain
The position a patient would be put into for abdominal surgery
A. cephalic
B. abdominal
C. supine
D. prone
General term for wound, injury, or abnormality
A. contusion
B. abrasion
C. lesion
D. fracture
Collection of pus in the skin
A. pimple
B. acne
C. keloid
D. abscess
What means more toward front or belly side of body
A. superior
B. inferior
C. posterior
D. ventral
Inflammation of the skin
A. eczema
B. dermatitis
C. psoriasis
D. vitiligo
We hear the heartbeat by listening over ________ of heart
A. base
B. side
C. apex
D. medial
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
Disappearance of pigment from skin in patches, causing milk-white appearance
A. eczema
B. dermatitis
C. psoriasis
D. vitiligo
Bottom or lower part of organ
A. base
B. side
C. apex
D. medial
Refers to the side
A. cephalic
B. caudal
C. lateral
D. inferior
A scraping away of skin surface by friction
A. contusion
B. abrasion
C. lesion
D. fracture
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
Superficial dermatitis of unknown cause accompanied by redness, itching, and crusting
A. eczema
B. dermatitis
C. psoriasis
D. vitiligo
What is an infection of skin fold around a nail
A. onychia
B. onychophagia
C. paronychia
D. onyparophagia
Located nearer to point of attachment to body
A. distal
B. proximal
C. lateral
D. inferior
The dermis is composed of
A. connective tissue & collagen fiber
B. cartilage & keratin
C. veins & melanin
D. keloids & gangrenes
What means more toward back or spinal cord side of body
A. superior
B. inferior
C. posterior
D. ventral
The position a patient would be put into for spinal surgery
A. cephalic
B. cervical
C. supine
D. prone
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