Micro Bio Unit 4A

Question 1

List barriers of skin and eyes that must be overcome for infections to establish

Answer 1

The two main layers of the skin are the epidermis and the dermis. They cover the third layer called the hypodermis.
Conjunctiva in the eye

Question 2

Abscess

Answer 2

localized collection of pus

Question 3

Bulla

Answer 3

fluid filled blister no more than 5mm in diameter

Question 4

Carbuncle

Answer 4

deep, pus-filled abscess generally formed from multiple furuncles.

Question 5

Crust

Answer 5

dried fluid from a lesion on skin surface

Question 6

Cyst

Answer 6

encapsulated sac filled with fluid, semi-solid matter or gas typically located below upper skin layers.

Question 7

Folliculitis

Answer 7

a localized rash due to inflammation of hair follicles.

Question 8

Furuncle

Answer 8

pus filled abscess due to infection of a hair follicle.

Question 9

Macule

Answer 9

smooth spots of discoloration of the skin

Question 10

Papule

Answer 10

small raised bump on the skin

Question 11

Pseudocyst

Answer 11

lesion that resembles a cyst but with less defined boundary

Question 12

Purulent

Answer 12

pus-producing

Question 13

Pustules

Answer 13

fluid or pus filled bumps on the skin

Question 14

Pyoderma

Answer 14

any suppurative (pus-producing) infection of the skin.

Question 15

Suppurative

Answer 15

producing pus, purulent.

Question 16

Ulcer

Answer 16

break in the skin; open sore

Question 17

Vesicle

Answer 17

small fluid filled lesion