Ch 8

Question 1

A flat spot or discoloration on the skin is a _____.

a. pustule
b. bulla
c. lesion
d. macule

Answer 1

d. macule

Question 2

A small elevation on the skin that contains no fluid, but may develop pus is a _____.

a. secondary lesion
b. papule
c. freckle
d. stain

Answer 2

b. papule

Question 3

Which of the following is considered to be a primary skin lesion?

a. Crust
b. Wheal
c. Fissure
d. Keloid

Answer 3

b. Wheal

Question 4

Lesions of the skin characterized by piles of material or a depression on the skin surface are _____.

a. secondary skin lesions
b. primary skin lesions
c. contagious skin lesions
d. excessive lesions

Answer 4

a. secondary skin lesions

Question 5

Which of the following is a secondary lesion?

a. Bulla
b. Cyst
c. Keloid
d. Nodule

Answer 5

c. Keloid

Question 6

An excessively thick scar resulting from overgrowth of fibrous tissue is known as a _____.

a. stain
b. cyst
c. keloid
d. bulla

Answer 6

c. keloid

Question 7

An open lesion of the skin or mucous membrane, accompanied by pus and characterized by loss of
skin depth, is a(n) \_\_\_\_\_. 
a.  scar 
b.  lentigo 
c.  wheal 
d.  ulcer

Answer 7

d. ulcer

Question 8

Benign, keratin-filled cysts that appear just under the epidermis and have no visible opening are _____.

a. cysts
b. nodules
c. milia
d. keloids

Answer 8

c. milia

Question 9

Inflammation of the sebaceous glands characterized by redness, dry or oily scaling, crusting, and/or
itchiness is called \_\_\_\_\_. 
a.  acne rosacea 
b.  impetigo 
c.  scale dermatitis 
d.  seborrheic dermatitis

Answer 9

d. seborrheic dermatitis

Question 10

Distended or dilated surface blood vessels are called _____.

a. fissures
b. excoriation
c. telangiectasias
d. macula

Answer 10

c. telangiectasias

Question 11

Excessive sweating, caused by heat or general body weakness is _____.

a. anhidrosis
b. bromhidrosis
c. prickly heat
d. hyperhidrosis

Answer 11

d. hyperhidrosis

Question 12

_____ is a skin disorder characterized by abnormal light patches.

a. Basal cell carcinoma
b. Rosacea
c. Leukoderma
d. Keratoma

Answer 12

c. Leukoderma

Question 13

Hypertrophy of the papillae and epidermis is a _____.

a. verruca
b. keratoma
c. mole
d. stain

Answer 13

a. verruca

Question 14

The most common and least severe type of skin cancer is _____.

a. basal cell carcinoma
b. malignant melanoma
c. brown patches
d. squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 14

a. basal cell carcinoma

Question 15

What type of skin cancer is often characterized by scaly red papules or nodules?

a. Basal cell carcinoma
b. Malignant melanoma
c. Squamous cell carcinoma
d. Cutaneous lymphoma

Answer 15

c. Squamous cell carcinoma

Question 16

Which of the following is an extrinsic skin-aging factor?

a. Gravity
b. Genetic aging
c. Facial expressions
d. Sun exposure

Answer 16

d. Sun exposure

Question 17

Between 80 percent and 85 percent of skin aging is caused by _____.

a. genetic factors
b. tobacco use
c. poor diet
d. sun exposure

Answer 17

d. sun exposure