Billing and Coding NHA Study Guide: Medical Terminology/Body Structures

Billing and Coding NHA Study Guide: Medical Terminology/Body Structures What makes up the integumentary body system? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) the skin and its accessory organs How large an area does the skin cover in an average adult? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) 22 square feet What do the sebaceous or oil glands and the suddoriferous or sweat glands produce? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) these glands produce secretions that allow the body to be moisturized or cooled What is the epidermis? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 6) a thin, cellular membrane layer that contains keratin What is the dermis? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) a dense, fibrous, connective tissue that contains collagen What is the subcutaneous layer? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) a thicker and fatter tissue than the epidermis and the dermis What are hair fibers composed of? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) they are composed of a tightly fused meshwork of cells filled with hard protein called keratin What is the lunula? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) the moon like white area at the base of a nail What is the eponychium? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) the cuticle at the lower part of a nail Where are sebaceous glands located? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) they are located in the dermal layer of the skin over the entire body, except for the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet What do sebaceous glands secrete? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) an oily substance called sebum What is a pore? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) a tiny opening on the surface of the epidermis What are the two types of sweat glands? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) eccrine sweat glands and apocrine sweat glands What are the most common type of sweat glands? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 9) the eccrine sweat glands What do apocrine sweat glands secrete? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 10) an odorless sweat What are adrenal glands? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 10) they are organs that secrete hormones What do adrenal glands secrete? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 10) epinephrine and steroids What does albino mean? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 10) deficient in pigment or melanin What is collagen? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 10) a structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue What is melanin? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 10) a major skin pigment What is a lipocyte? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 10) a fat cell What is a macule? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 10) a discolored, flat lesion, such as a freckle or a tattoo mark What is a fissure? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 10) a groove or crack-like sore What is a vesicle? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 10) a small collection of clear fluid or a blister What is a wheal? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 10) a smooth, slightly elevated, edematous or swollen area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin What is alopecia? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 10) the absence of hair from areas where it normally grows What is impetigo? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 10) a bacterial inflammatory skin disease characterized by lesions, pustules, and vesicles What are ligaments? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) fibrous bands of tissue What are attached to bones by tendons? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) muscles are attached to bones by tendons What is the fibrous covering of muscles? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) the fascia What does articular cartilage do? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) it covers the end of many bones and it serves a protective function What is hematopoietic tissue? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) where the red bone marrow manufactures blood cells What do some other parts of bones do? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) function as storage areas for minerals necessary for bone growth What are two examples of minerals necessary for bone growth? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) calcium and phosphorous What makes up the appendicular skeleton? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) the shoulder, the collar, the pelvis, the arms, and the legs What are two examples of large bones? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) the humerus and the femur What are two examples of short bones? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) bones in the wrist and the ankle What are three examples of flat bones? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) the shoulder blades, the ribs, and the pelvic bones What is an example of a sesamoid bone? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) the knee cap What are the two parts of the skull? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) the cranium and the facial bones What does the frontal bone form? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) the anterior part of the skull and the forehead What do the parietal bones form? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) the sides of the cranium What does the occipital bone form? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) the back of the skull What does the temporal bone form? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) the two lower sides of the cranium What does the ethmoid bone form? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) the roof of the nasal cavity Where are the sphenoid bones located? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 11) anterior to the temporal bones What is the zygoma? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 12) the cheekbone What are the lacrimal bones? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 12) the paired bones at the corner of each eye that cradle the tear ducts What is the vomer? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 12) the bone that forms the posterior/inferior part of the nasal septal wall between the nostrils What do the palatine bones make up? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 12) they make up part of the roof of the mouth What does the inferior nasal conchae make up? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 12) they make up part of the interior of the nose How many bones are in the spine? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 12) 26 bones What is another name for the bones in the spine? (NHA Billing and Coding Study Guide, page 12)