Cells exam 3

Question 1

pruritis

Answer 1

itching

Question 2

urticaria

Answer 2

hives

Question 3

exanthem

Answer 3

rash

Question 4

macule

Answer 4

flat circumscribed area of skin distinguished from surrounding skin by coloration

Question 5

papule

Answer 5

elevated solid area <5 mm diameter

Question 6

nodule

Answer 6

elevated solid area >5 mm diameter

Question 7

vesicle

Answer 7

fluid filled area <5mm diameter

Question 8

bulla

Answer 8

fluid filled area>5mm diameter

Question 9

blister

Answer 9

common name for vesicle or bulla

Question 10

plaque

Answer 10

elevated flat topped area, usually >5mm diameter

Question 11

pustule

Answer 11

discrete pus-filled raised area

Question 12

scale

Answer 12

dry, horny platelike excrescence

Question 13

ulcer

Answer 13

cavity with loss of tissue from the epidermis and dermis, often weeping or bleeding

Question 14

fissure

Answer 14

small, deep, linear crack or tear in skin

Question 15

excoriation

Answer 15

traumatic lesion characterized by breaking of the epidermis, causing a raw linear area usually due to scratching

Question 16

acanthosis

Answer 16

epidermal hyperplasia preferentially involving the stratum spinosum

Question 17

acantholysis

Answer 17

loss of intercellular connections resulting in the lack of cohesion between keratinocytes

Question 18

spongiosis

Answer 18

intercellular edema of the epidermis

Question 19

CREST

Answer 19

calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, Esophageal dysfunction, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasis