Ch 12 - Integumentary System

Question 1

Cellulitis

Answer 1

Acute infection of the skin & subcutaneous tissue characterized most often by local heat, redness, pain, & swelling

Question 2

Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

DLE

Answer 2

Chroic disorder, primarily of the skin, characterized by lesions that are covered with scales. The disorder was so named b/c of the reddish facial rash that appears in some pt’s giving them a wolflike appearance.

Question 3

Furuncle

Answer 3

Localized skin infection originating in a gland or hair follicle & characterized by pain, redness, & swelling.
Also called a boil.

Question 4

Mycodermatitis

Answer 4

Inflammation of the skin caused by a fungus

Question 5

Pediculosis

Answer 5

Infestation by lice.

Question 6

In describing a burn by thickness, which type of burn is characterized by immediate blisters?

Answer 6

Deep Partial-Thickness

Question 7

Which of the following terms is not an accessory skin structure?
Adipose, hair, nails, sebaceous glands

Answer 7

Adipose

Question 8

Erosion means..

Answer 8

ulceration of tissue