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1. Which types of tissue most often develop
tumors?
Epithelial and connective tissues
2. What are the
... [Show More] following benign tumors? Papilloma - A wart
Lipoma - begins in the fatty
tissue
Myoma - Fibroid
Chondroma - Tumor of cartilage cells
3. What are sarcomas? They are tumors that can be
found anywhere and begin in
connective tissue
4. What are the early signs of lymphoma Fevers and night sweats
5. What is radiation therapy When seeds are implanted into a malignant prostate
and then irradiated, this is
called radiation therapy. This
is used to reduce damage to
healthy tissue
6. Name what is a vesicle, pustule, macule,
papule, excoriation
7. Define the following:
Laceration
Fissure
Vesicle - Small fluid filled elevation of skin (e.g. blister)
Pustule - (elevation of the
skin containing white blood
cells and cell debris)
Macule - A spot that is not
raised or depressed. (such
as a freckle)
Papule - A firm raised area of
the skin (such as a pimple)
Excoriation (scratch in the
skin)
Laceration - Rough jagged
wound
Fissue - Crack in the skin
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Ulcer
Superficial burn
Superficial partial thickness burn
Ulcer - Store with disintegration and death of affected tissue
Superficial burn involves the
epidermal layer of the skin
Superficial partial thickness
burn appears with blisters
and pain at the burn site
8. What are shingles and how are they treated Shingles are painful vesicular lesions caused by varicella. The normal treatment
is antiviral medications and
costicosteroids to decrease
pain.
9. What is Tissue destruction involving only
the epidermal layer of the skin
superficial.
10. What are two signs of allergic skin reactions Pruritus (itching) and urticarial (hives)
11. What are three autoimmune diseases involving the skin?
Pemphigus, scleroderma
and lupus erythematosus
are all autoimmuse diseases
involving the skin.
12. Damage to what can disturb equilibrium? Semicircular canal [Show Less]