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
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Interactive Activities
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), 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. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), 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.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
1. Acne
2. Alopecia
3. Burns
4. Cold Sores (Herpes)
5. Leishmaniasis
6. Psoriasis
7. Scabies
8. Shingles
9. Skin Cancer Non-Melanoma
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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 inclass or homework assignment.
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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
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/appendixa.html , define the following
word parts.
WORD PART
DEFINITION
algia
adip/o
cry/o
cutane/o
-cyte
-derm/a
derm/o
dermat/o
diaepigenesis
hidr/o
homohyperichthy/o
kerat/o
lip/o
melan/o
myc/o
pil/o
plasty
py/o
scler/o
scopy
stasis
subtrich/o
xer/o
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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
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/appendixa.html , define the following
word parts.
word part
definition
algia
adip/o
cry/o
cutane/o
-cyte
-derm/a
derm/o
dermat/o
diaepigenesis
hidr/o
homo-
pain
fat
cold
skin
cell
skin
skin
skin
across; through
upon, outside of
origin; cause
sweat
same
hyperichthy/o
kerat/o
lip/o
melan/o
myc/o
pil/o
plasty
py/o
scler/o
scopy
stasis
subtrich/o
xer/o
above; beyond; excessive
resembling fish; dry and scaly
hard; horny
fat
black
fungus
hair
plastic or surgical repair
pus
hardness
visual examination
control; stop
under
hair
dry
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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.
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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
derm/o
hidr/o
kerat/o
scler/o
cutane/o
dermat/o
homomelan/o
sub-
-cyte
diahypermyc/o
trich/o
-derm/a
epiichthy/o
pil/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
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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
derm/o
hidr/o
kerat/o
scler/o
cutane/o
dermat/o
homomelan/o
sub-
-cyte
diahypermyc/o
trich/o
-derm/a
epiichythy/o
pil/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
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Interactive Activities
Medline Plus (www.medlineplus.gov), 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. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click on the medical dictionary link under “Health Topics”
Enter the key term and click “search”
Click on the red “speaker icon” and list to the pronunciation
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 (www.medlineplus.gov), a service of the U.S. NATIONAL
Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health presents
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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. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
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.
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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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