13 - Skin, Hair, Nails

Question 1

Vellus hair

Answer 1

faint fine hair that covers most of the body

Question 2

terminal hair

Answer 2

is darker thicker hair that grows on the scalp and eyebrows on the axillary area face and chest

Question 3

sebaceous glands

Answer 3

produce sebum secreted through hair follicles lubricates and oils the skin and hair

Question 4

eccrine glands

Answer 4

coiled tubules that open directly onto the skin surface to produce a dilute solution called sweat

Question 5

apocrine glands

Answer 5

produce a thick Milky secretion and open onto the hair follicle

Question 6

lunula

Answer 6

what opaque semi lunar area at the proximal end of the nail

Question 7

lanugo

Answer 7

fine downy hair of the newborn infant replaced by vellus hair in the first few months

Question 8

vernix caseosa

Answer 8

thick cheesy substance made up of sebum and shed epithelial cells

Question 9

chloasma

Answer 9

increased pigmentation in the face for pregnant woman

Question 10

linea nigra

Answer 10

increased pigmentation in the abdomen of pregnant women

Question 11

striae gravidarum

Answer 11

connective tissue becomes increasingly fragile with pregnant women

Question 12

Braden scale for predicting pressure sore risk

Answer 12

used in community and hospital settings is an effective measurement tool for assessing in objective skin risk assessment

Question 13

Vitiligo

Answer 13

complete absence of melanin pigment in patchy areas of white or light skin on the face neck hands feet

Question 14

freckles

Answer 14

small flat macules are brown melon pigment

Question 15

mole

Answer 15

poliferation of melanocytes tend to brown colour flat or raised

Question 16

erythema

Answer 16

an intense redness of the skin from excess blood in dilated superficial capillary’s

Question 17

cyanosis

Answer 17

bluish molted discoloration that signifies decreased perfusion, the tissues are not adequately perfused with oxygenated blood

Question 18

jaundice

Answer 18

yellow discoloration indicating rising amounts of bilirubin in the blood

Question 19

diaphoresis

Answer 19

perfused perspiration

Question 20

edema

Answer 20

fluid that accumulates in the intercellular spaces not normally present.

Question 21

Anasarca

Answer 21

bilateral edema or Edema that is generalized over the whole body
Paeau d’orange pigskin for orange peel look because the edema makes the hair follicles more prominent

Question 22

cherry angiomas

Answer 22

small smooth slightly raised bright red dots that commonly appear on the trunk in all adults older than 30

Question 23

clubbing

Answer 23

of nails occurs with congenital chronic and cyanotic heart disease the angle straightens out 280 degrees and the nail bed feels spongy on palpation. Nail over 160 degrees

Question 24

mongolian spot

Answer 24

common variation of hyperpigmentation in newborns blue black to purple macular area at the sacrum orbax

Question 25

cafe au latte spot

Answer 25

large round or Oval patch of light brown pigmentation which is usually present up earth

Question 26

Zosteriform

Answer 26

Common shapes and configurations of lesions

linear arrangement along a nerve route (herpes zoster)

Question 27

Polycyclic

Answer 27

Common shapes and configurations of lesions

lesion that grow together (psoriasis)

Question 28

Gyrate

Answer 28

Common shapes and configurations of lesions

twisted copied spiraled snakelike

Question 29

Confluent

Answer 29

Common shapes and configurations of lesions

lesions that merge together (hives)

Question 30

Lesions caused by trauma or abuse

Answer 30

Pattern injury
Hematoma
Ecchymosis (bruise)