Medical Terminology Simplified

Competency Verification:Check your answers in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 567. If you are not satisfied with
your level of comprehension, review the vocabulary and retake the review.

Correct Answers x 10 = % Score

Skin and Accessory Organs

The skin is a sensory organ that also provides protection for the body. The accessory organs of the skin include the
hair, nails, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands.

Skin

3–1 The skin is considered an organ and is composed of two layers of tissue:

the outer epidermis, which is visible to the naked eye, and the inner layer, the

dermis.

Identify and label the (1) epidermisand the (2) dermisin Figure 3–2.

Frame 3–1to Frame 3–1

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SECTION REVIEW 3-1

For the following medical terms, first write the suffix and its meaning. Then translate the meaning of the
remaining elements starting with the first part of the word. The first word is an example that is completed for you.

Term Meaning

1. hypo/derm/ic -ic: pertaining to; under, below, deficient; skin


2. melan/oma


3. kerat/osis


4. cutane/ous


5. lip/o/cyte


6. onych/o/malacia


7. scler/o/derma


8. dia/phoresis


9. dermat/o/myc/osis


10. cry/o/therapy