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Physical Diagnosis - Head, Neck, Skin > Basic Terminology > Flashcards

Basic Terminology Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 3 primary layers of the skin?

A

Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissues

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2
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Which layer helps insulate against the cold?

A

Subcutaneous layer

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3
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Which layer is the avascular superficial layer of the skin?

A

epidermis

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4
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Which layer serves as a food reserve?

A

Subcutaneous layer

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5
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Which layer contains the blood vessels, nerves, and appendages?

A

dermis

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6
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What are some of the appendages that are in the dermis?

A

Sweat glands
Sebaceous glands
Hair follicles
nails

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7
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What area of the body are you looking right into the dermis?

A

finger nails

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8
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Pigment producing melanocyte in this layer provide protection from UV rays.

A

epidermis

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9
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What type of cells in the epidermis are an important component of the immunologic barrier in the skin?

A

Langerhans cells

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10
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How are blood vessels arranged in the dermis?

A

Two horizontal plexuses one on top of the others

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11
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Why are blood vessels arranged as two horizontal plexuses in the dermis?

A

Blood shunted to the superficial layer allows for heat loss,
Blood shunted to the deeper layer conserves heat

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12
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What are the four primary terms to describe skin eruptions?

A

macule
papule
Vehicle
pustule

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13
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What is the most common non-pathologic skin eruption?

A

macule

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14
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Freckles are an example of _____.

A

macules

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15
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Which eruption is filled with serous fluid?

A

vesicle

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16
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A small pus filled elevation of the skin.

17
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Small fluid filled elevation of the skin

18
Q

What is another name for blisters?

19
Q

Blisters/bullae are larger versions of?

20
Q

Pimples are examples of?

21
Q

Herpes simplest, chicken pox or herpes zoster are examples of?

22
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Cherry angioma are examples of what?

23
Q

A solid elevation of skin less than one centimeter in diameter.

24
Q

A loss of pigment in large area is called?

A

Plaque or nevi/nevus

25
Q

Age spots, vitiligo or port wine stains are examples of?

26
Q

Wheals are classified as?

27
Q

Flat area of discolored skin less than a centimeter in diameter.

28
Q

Edematous swelling like mosquito bites or hives are what?

29
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Are wheals truly papules?

A

No but they are classified as such

30
Q

Nodules and tumors are larger versions of what?

31
Q

Abscesses are an example of?

32
Q

Carbuncle and furuncle are examples of?

33
Q

Measles are examples of?

A

macula/papule

Physical Diagnosis - Head, Neck, Skin (7 decks)

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