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Component 3 Unit 2 Application Activities

Unit 2

Integumentary System

Suggested Student Application Activities

Instructor Guidelines for Application Activities

• Paper Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise – Integumentary System

2. Word Building Exercise – Integumentary System

• Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, offers access to the Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary for word searches to the

     correct pronunciation of medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus

a.

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Diseases and Conditions of the Integumentary System

a.

1. Acne

2. Alopecia

3. Burns

4. Cold Sores (Herpes)

5. Leishmaniasis

6. Psoriasis

7. Scabies

8. Shingles

9. Skin Cancer Non-Melanoma

Instructions to Instructors:

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to gain experience with using a medical dictionary to correctly define the various word parts that will enable them to appropriately build medical terms.

Distribute the Medical Dictionary Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 2 – Medical Dictionary Exercise

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus , define the following word parts.

|WORD PART |DEFINITION |

|algia | |

|adip/o | |

|cry/o | |

|cutane/o | |

|-cyte | |

|-derm/a | |

|derm/o | |

|dermat/o | |

|dia- | |

|epi- | |

|genesis | |

|hidr/o | |

|homo- | |

|hyper- | |

|ichthy/o | |

|kerat/o | |

|lip/o | |

|melan/o | |

|myc/o | |

|pil/o | |

|plasty | |

|py/o | |

|scler/o | |

|scopy | |

|stasis | |

|sub- | |

|trich/o | |

|xer/o | |

Unit 2 – Medical Dictionary Exercise - Key

Using the PowerPoint presentation, a medical dictionary, the tables provided in Unit 1 (Understanding Medical Words) and Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean from Medline Plus , define the following word parts.

|word part |definition |

|algia |pain |

|adip/o |fat |

|cry/o |cold |

|cutane/o |skin |

|-cyte |cell |

|-derm/a |skin |

|derm/o |skin |

|dermat/o |skin |

|dia- |across; through |

|epi- |upon, outside of |

|genesis |origin; cause |

|hidr/o |sweat |

|homo- |same |

|hyper- |above; beyond; excessive |

|ichthy/o |resembling fish; dry and scaly |

|kerat/o |hard; horny |

|lip/o |fat |

|melan/o |black |

|myc/o |fungus |

|pil/o |hair |

|plasty |plastic or surgical repair |

|py/o |pus |

|scler/o |hardness |

|scopy |visual examination |

|stasis |control; stop |

|sub- |under |

|trich/o |hair |

|xer/o |dry |

1. Word Building Exercise

Instructions: This activity enables the student to identify various word parts and complete the medical term that best fits each definition given.

Distribute the Word Building Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

Unit 2 Integumentary System - Word Building Exercise

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once.

adip/o cutane/o -cyte -derm/a

derm/o dermat/o dia- epi-

hidr/o homo- hyper- ichthy/o

kerat/o melan/o myc/o pil/o

scler/o sub- trich/o xer/o

1. Pertaining to skin: ___________ous

2. Adenoma of the sweat glands: ______________adenoma

3. Below the armpit: _____axillary

4. Stopping the growth of fungi: _______stasis

5. “Goose flesh; “ hair elevated above skin: _________erection

6. Formation of melanin: __________genesis

7. Non-pigmented skin patches: leuko___________

8. Specialist in treating skin diseases: ______________logist

9. Localized pain in the skin: _______________algia

10. Melanin forming cell: melano____________

11. Hardening of an organ or tissue: ______________osis

12. Measure between opposite points across a surface: _____________meter

13. Rough, dry, skin: _________derma

14. Fat cell: ____________cyte

15. Dry, scaly skin condition: _________osis.

16. Long, coarse eyebrows: ____________megaly

Unit 2 Integumentary System - Word Building Exercise – Key

Using the following word parts, complete the word that best fits each definition given below.  Word parts may be used more than once.

adip/o cutane/o -cyte -derm/a

derm/o dermat/o dia- epi-

hidr/o homo- hyper- ichythy/o

kerat/o melan/o myc/o pil/o

scler/o sub- trich/o xer/o

1. Pertaining to skin: cutaneous

2. Adenoma of the sweat glands: hidradenoma

3. Below the armpit: subaxillary

4. Stopping the growth of fungi: mycostasis

5. “Goose flesh; “ hair elevated above skin: piloerection

6. Formation of melanin: melanogenesis

7. Non-pigmented skin patches: leukoderma

8. Specialist in treating skin diseases: dermatologist

9. Localized pain in the skin: dermalgia; dermatalgia

10. Melanin forming cell: melanocyte

11. Hardening of an organ or tissue: sclerosis

12. Measure between opposite points across a surface: diameter

13. Rough, dry, skin: xeroderma

14. Fat cell: adipocyte

15. Dry, scaly skin condition: ichthyosis.

16. Long, coarse eyebrows: trichomegaly

Interactive Activities

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents an online dictionary with pronunciation of key medical terms.

1. Pronounce the Key Terms using the dictionary available at MedlinePlus

Instructions:  This activity enables the student to gain experience by using the online medical dictionary to correctly hear and pronounce medical terms appropriate to this unit.

Distribute the Key Terms Pronunciation Exercise to the students either as an in-class or homework assignment.

a.

1. Click on the medical dictionary link under “Health Topics”

2. Enter the key term and click “search”

3. Click on the red “speaker icon” and list to the pronunciation

4. Pronounce the key term and repeat if needed.

Adipocyte

Cutaneous

Dermatology

Diameter

Hidradenoma

Hirsutism

Ichthyosis.

Impetigo

Keratoplasty

Keratoscope

Leukoderma

Melanocyte

Melanogenesis

Onychectomy

Petechiae

Piloerection

Sclerosis

Trichomycosis

Xeroderma

Medline Plus (), a service of the U.S. NATIONAL Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents interactive health tutorials from the Patient Education Institute. Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for a variety of diseases and conditions. Also learn about surgeries, prevention and wellness. Each tutorial includes animated graphics, audio and easy-to-read language.

2. Diseases and Conditions of the Integumentary System

Instructions: This activity enables the student gather additional information regarding the various diseases and conditions of the Integumentary System.

Have the students either as an in-class or homework assignment go to the Medline Plus website and complete at least 4 of these interactive tutorials.

a.

1. Acne

2. Alopecia

3. Burns

4. Cold Sores (Herpes)

5. Leishmaniasis

6. Psoriasis

7. Scabies

8. Shingles

9. Skin Cancer Non-Melanoma

Expected Outcomes for Student Activities

1. Medical Dictionary Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to utilize a medical dictionary and other resources to research and define word roots, prefixes and suffixes that are common to the integumentary system.

2. Word Building Exercise

This activity demonstrates the ability of the student to combine word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to create proper medical terms.

3. Pronounce Key Terms

This activity permits the student to correctly hear and pronounce key terms related to this unit’s body system.

4. Diseases and Conditions of the Integumentary System Interactive Tutorial.

This activity reinforces information provided in the unit as well as allows the student to obtain additional information regarding common diseases and conditions of the Integumentary System.

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