Chapter 8 Skin Disorders And Diseases Flashcards
What percent approximately of skin aging is caused by the rays of the sun?
80 to 85%
What is the recommended strength of broad spectrum sunscreen that you should wear on a daily basis?
15
What is an abnormal rounded solid lump larger than a papule and located above within or under the skin?
Tubercle
What is the term that refers to thin dry or oily plates of epidermal flakes?
Scales
Keratin filled cysts that appear just under the epidermis and have no visible openings are called…
Milia
An open comedo is commonly known as a…
Blackhead
What is the name of an uncomfortable and often chronic disease of the skin characterized by inflammation scaling and sometimes severe itching?
Eczema
What is the name of an abnormal brown or wine colored skin discoloration with a circular and irregular shape?
Stain
What are of the absence of melanin pigment from the body and skin with sensitivity to light signs of?
Albinism
What is the most dangerous type of skin cancer often characterized by black or dark brown patches on the skin that may appear uneven and texture jagged or raised?
Malignant melanoma
A cosmetologist must not serve a client who is suffering from an inflamed skin disorder regardless of whether it is infectious unless the client…
Brings a physicians note permitting the client to receive services
A skin condition caused by inflammation of the sebaceous glands is
Seborrheic dermatitis
The term that refers to an abnormal coloration that accompanies a skin disorder or systemic disorder is…
Dyschromia
Is a callus a type of keratoma?
Yes.
Acne is a skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the ________gland.
Sebaceous
Acne is affected by both genetic and…… factors
Hormonal
Non-comedogenic products are specifically designed not to clog the…
Follicles
People have __________control over the extrinsic factors that affect aging, but not the intrinsic factors.
Considerable
The best defense against pollutants is too…
Follow a good daily skin care routine
Irritant contact dermatitis occurs with irritating substances temporarily damage the…
Papillary layer
What type of fluid is in the top of the lesion in a raised pustule inflamed pimple?
Blood
What is a large protruding pocket like lesion filled with sebum?
Sebaceous cyst
Any flat spot or discoloration on the skin left after a pimple has healed is a…
Macule
Foul smelling perspiration caused by bacteria is…
Bromhidrosis
What is a slightly raised mark on the skin formed after an injury or lesion of the skin has healed?
Scar
The contagious bacterial skin infection characterized by weeping lesions is…
Impetigo
What is an itchy swollen lesion that last only a few hours?
Wheal
What is a crack in the skin that penetrates the dermis?
A fissure
A small blister or sack containing clear fluid, lying within or just beneath the epidermis is a…
Vesicle
The acute inflammatory disorder of the sweat glands characterized by the eruption of small red vesicles and accompanied by burning itching skin is…
Milaria rubra
