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INTEGUMENTARY QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
alopecia ☑️☑️ loss of hair
autograft ☑️☑️ Surgical transplantation of any tissue from
one part of the body to another location in the same patient.
Contractures ☑️☑️ shortening or tension of muscles that
affects extension.
curling's ulcer ☑️☑️ a duodenal ulcer that develops 8-14
days after severe burns on the surface of the body; the first
sign is usually vomiting of bright red blood.
debridement ☑️☑️ removal of damaged tissue and cellular
debris from a wound or burn to prevent infection and to
promote healing.
eschar ☑️☑️ a black, leathery crust that the body forms over
burned tissue; eschar can harbor microorganisms and cause
infection.
excoriation ☑️☑️ injury to the surface layer of skin caused by
scratching or abrasion.
exudate ☑️☑️ fluid, cells, or other substances that have been
slowly exuded or discharged from cells or blood vessels
through small pores or breaks in cell membranes.
heterograft (xenograft) ☑️☑️ tissue from another species
such as a pig or cow used as a temporary graft
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homograft (allograft) ☑️☑️ the transfer of tissue between two
genetically dissimilar individuals of the same species such as a
skin transplant from another person who is not an identical twin
(often a cadaver)
keloids ☑️☑️ an overgrowth of collagenous scar tissue at the
site of a skin wound.
macules ☑️☑️ small, flat blemishes flush with the skin
surface.
nevi ☑️☑️ singular, nevus
papules ☑️☑️ small, raised, solid skin lesions less than 1 cm
in diameter.
pediculosis ☑️☑️ lice infestation
pruritus ☑️☑️ the symptom of itching
pustulant vesicles ☑️☑️ small, circumscribed elevations of
the skin that contain pus.
rule of nines ☑️☑️ The rule of nines divides the body into
multiples of nine used to determine the total body surface area
(BSA) involved in burn trauma.
The entire head is 9%; the anterior and posterior aspects of the
arms are a total of 9% each; the legs are 9% anterior and 9%
posterior; the chest and back are 18% each; and the perineum
is 1%.
suppuration ☑️☑️ production of purulent material.
INTEGUMENTARY QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
alopecia ☑️☑️ loss of hair
autograft ☑️☑️ Surgical transplantation of any tissue from
one part of the body to another location in the same patient.
Contractures ☑️☑️ shortening or tension of muscles that
affects extension.
curling's ulcer ☑️☑️ a duodenal ulcer that develops 8-14
days after severe burns on the surface of the body; the first
sign is usually vomiting of bright red blood.
debridement ☑️☑️ removal of damaged tissue and cellular
debris from a wound or burn to prevent infection and to
promote healing.
eschar ☑️☑️ a black, leathery crust that the body forms over
burned tissue; eschar can harbor microorganisms and cause
infection.
excoriation ☑️☑️ injury to the surface layer of skin caused by
scratching or abrasion.
exudate ☑️☑️ fluid, cells, or other substances that have been
slowly exuded or discharged from cells or blood vessels
through small pores or breaks in cell membranes.
heterograft (xenograft) ☑️☑️ tissue from another species
such as a pig or cow used as a temporary graft
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homograft (allograft) ☑️☑️ the transfer of tissue between two
genetically dissimilar individuals of the same species such as a
skin transplant from another person who is not an identical twin
(often a cadaver)
keloids ☑️☑️ an overgrowth of collagenous scar tissue at the
site of a skin wound.
macules ☑️☑️ small, flat blemishes flush with the skin
surface.
nevi ☑️☑️ singular, nevus
papules ☑️☑️ small, raised, solid skin lesions less than 1 cm
in diameter.
pediculosis ☑️☑️ lice infestation
pruritus ☑️☑️ the symptom of itching
pustulant vesicles ☑️☑️ small, circumscribed elevations of
the skin that contain pus.
rule of nines ☑️☑️ The rule of nines divides the body into
multiples of nine used to determine the total body surface area
(BSA) involved in burn trauma.
The entire head is 9%; the anterior and posterior aspects of the
arms are a total of 9% each; the legs are 9% anterior and 9%
posterior; the chest and back are 18% each; and the perineum
is 1%.
suppuration ☑️☑️ production of purulent material.
