Integumentary System Health Challenges WK2 L2

Question 1

integumentary system

Answer 1

skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands

Question 2

Structure of skin

Answer 2

epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous

Question 3

Function of skin

Answer 3

protection, thermoregulation, and sensation

Question 4

patch

Answer 4

a flat, discolored area on the skin larger than 1 cm

Question 5

plaque

Answer 5

a solid mass greater than 1 cm in diameter and limited to the surface of the skin

Question 6

wheal

Answer 6

raised red skin lesion due to interstitial fluid

Question 7

nodule

Answer 7

solid, raised clump of skin cells

Question 8

tumour

Answer 8

a mass of abnormally growing cells that forms when the cells do not respond to the normal mechanisms that control growth and when control of the cell cycle is lost

Question 9

vesicle

Answer 9

Small membrane-bound sac that functions in moving products into, out of, and within a cell.

Question 10

bula

Answer 10

a large blister that is usually more than 0.5 cm in diameter

Question 11

pustule

Answer 11

raised spot on the skin containing pus

Question 12

cyst

Answer 12

sac containing fluid

Question 13

Telangiectasia

Answer 13

Caused by vascular dilation; permanently enlarged and dilated blood vessels that are visible on the skin surface.

Question 14

scar

Answer 14

A mark on the skin that is left after a cut or other wound has healed.

Question 15

Excoriation

Answer 15

Skin sore or abrasion produced by scratching or scraping

Question 16

ulcer

Answer 16

open sore or lesion in the skin or mucous membrane

Question 17

Stage 3 pressure injury

Answer 17

full thickness loss, where subcutaneous fat, muscle or tendons are visible, but where no bone is visible.

Question 18

Stage 2 pressure injury

Answer 18

• partial thickness skin loss with exposed dermis.

* the wound bed is pink or red and moist, may appear as an intact or ruptured blister.

Question 19

Unstagable pressure injury

Answer 19

Where full thickness skin and tissue loss has occurred and where the extent of the tissue loss cannot be confirmed.