Chapter 8 Skin Disorders And Diseases Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

80 to 85%

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2
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What is the recommended strength of broad spectrum sunscreen that you should wear on a daily basis?

A

15

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3
Q

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

A

Tubercle

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4
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What is the term that refers to thin dry or oily plates of epidermal flakes?

A

Scales

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5
Q

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

A

Milia

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6
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An open comedo is commonly known as a…

A

Blackhead

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7
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What is the name of an uncomfortable and often chronic disease of the skin characterized by inflammation scaling and sometimes severe itching?

A

Eczema

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8
Q

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

A

Stain

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9
Q

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

A

Albinism

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10
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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?

A

Malignant melanoma

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11
Q

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

A

Brings a physicians note permitting the client to receive services

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12
Q

A skin condition caused by inflammation of the sebaceous glands is

A

Seborrheic dermatitis

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13
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The term that refers to an abnormal coloration that accompanies a skin disorder or systemic disorder is…

A

Dyschromia

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14
Q

Is a callus a type of keratoma?

A

Yes.

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15
Q

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

A

Sebaceous

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16
Q

Acne is affected by both genetic and…… factors

17
Q

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

18
Q

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

A

Considerable

19
Q

The best defense against pollutants is too…

A

Follow a good daily skin care routine

20
Q

Irritant contact dermatitis occurs with irritating substances temporarily damage the…

A

Papillary layer

21
Q

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

22
Q

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

A

Sebaceous cyst

23
Q

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

24
Q

Foul smelling perspiration caused by bacteria is…

A

Bromhidrosis

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What is a slightly raised mark on the skin formed after an injury or lesion of the skin has healed?
Scar
26
The contagious bacterial skin infection characterized by weeping lesions is…
Impetigo
27
What is an itchy swollen lesion that last only a few hours?
Wheal
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What is a crack in the skin that penetrates the dermis?
A fissure
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A small blister or sack containing clear fluid, lying within or just beneath the epidermis is a…
Vesicle
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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