Chapter 8 Skin Disorders And Diseases

Question 1

What percent approximately of skin aging is caused by the rays of the sun?

Answer 1

80 to 85%

Question 2

What is the recommended strength of broad spectrum sunscreen that you should wear on a daily basis?

Answer 2

15

Question 3

What is an abnormal rounded solid lump larger than a papule and located above within or under the skin?

Answer 3

Tubercle

Question 4

What is the term that refers to thin dry or oily plates of epidermal flakes?

Answer 4

Scales

Question 5

Keratin filled cysts that appear just under the epidermis and have no visible openings are called…

Answer 5

Milia

Question 6

An open comedo is commonly known as a…

Answer 6

Blackhead

Question 7

What is the name of an uncomfortable and often chronic disease of the skin characterized by inflammation scaling and sometimes severe itching?

Answer 7

Eczema

Question 8

What is the name of an abnormal brown or wine colored skin discoloration with a circular and irregular shape?

Answer 8

Stain

Question 9

What are of the absence of melanin pigment from the body and skin with sensitivity to light signs of?

Answer 9

Albinism

Question 10

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?

Answer 10

Malignant melanoma

Question 11

A cosmetologist must not serve a client who is suffering from an inflamed skin disorder regardless of whether it is infectious unless the client…

Answer 11

Brings a physicians note permitting the client to receive services

Question 12

A skin condition caused by inflammation of the sebaceous glands is

Answer 12

Seborrheic dermatitis

Question 13

The term that refers to an abnormal coloration that accompanies a skin disorder or systemic disorder is…

Answer 13

Dyschromia

Question 14

Is a callus a type of keratoma?

Answer 14

Yes.

Question 15

Acne is a skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the ________gland.

Answer 15

Sebaceous

Question 16

Acne is affected by both genetic and…… factors

Answer 16

Hormonal

Question 17

Non-comedogenic products are specifically designed not to clog the…

Answer 17

Follicles

Question 18

People have __________control over the extrinsic factors that affect aging, but not the intrinsic factors.

Answer 18

Considerable

Question 19

The best defense against pollutants is too…

Answer 19

Follow a good daily skin care routine

Question 20

Irritant contact dermatitis occurs with irritating substances temporarily damage the…

Answer 20

Papillary layer

Question 21

What type of fluid is in the top of the lesion in a raised pustule inflamed pimple?

Answer 21

Blood

Question 22

What is a large protruding pocket like lesion filled with sebum?

Answer 22

Sebaceous cyst

Question 23

Any flat spot or discoloration on the skin left after a pimple has healed is a…

Answer 23

Macule

Question 24

Foul smelling perspiration caused by bacteria is…

Answer 24

Bromhidrosis

Question 25

What is a slightly raised mark on the skin formed after an injury or lesion of the skin has healed?

Answer 25

Scar

Question 26

The contagious bacterial skin infection characterized by weeping lesions is…

Answer 26

Impetigo

Question 27

What is an itchy swollen lesion that last only a few hours?

Answer 27

Wheal

Question 28

What is a crack in the skin that penetrates the dermis?

Answer 28

A fissure

Question 29

A small blister or sack containing clear fluid, lying within or just beneath the epidermis is a…

Answer 29

Vesicle

Question 30

The acute inflammatory disorder of the sweat glands characterized by the eruption of small red vesicles and accompanied by burning itching skin is…

Answer 30

Milaria rubra