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Milady Chapter 4: Skin Disorders and Diseases of the Skin Exam Review Flashcards

1
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The medical term for hives is:

A) Folliculitis
B) Erythema
C) Urticaria
D) Perioral Dermatitis

A

The answer is:

Urticaria (wheel)

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A cyst may contain:

A) Fluid
B) Infection
C) Other matter above or below the skin
D) All of the above

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The answer is C:

All of the above

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Scratching or scraping the skin can produce a(n):

A) Excoriation
B) Fissure
C) Keloid
D) Ulcer

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The answer is A:

Excoriation

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4
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A thin plate of epidermal cells is called:

A) Dry skin
B) Dandruff
C) Asteatosis
D) Scale

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The answer is D:

Scale

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When tissue hardens to heal an injury, it results in a(n):

A) Crust
B) Scar
C) Cyst
D) Excoriation

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The answer is B:

Scar

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Which of these conditions often appears as light, pearly nodules:

A) Basal Cell Carcinoma
B) Malignant Melanoma
C) Herpes Simplex
D) Bacterial Conjunctivitis

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The answer is A:

Basal Cell Carcinoma

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The second most serious form of skin cancer is:

A) Malignant Melanoma
B) Malignant Carcinoma
C) Basal Cell Carcinoma
D) Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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The answer is D:

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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What is the most deadly form of skin cancer?:

A) Squamous Cell Carcinoma
B) Malignant Melanoma
C) Basal Cell Carcinoma
D) Squamous Basal Carcinoma

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The Answer is B:

Malignant Melanoma

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What are nodules?:

A) Brown or wine-colored discolorations
B) Small bumps caused by conditions such as scar tissue or infections
C) Large blisters containing watery fluid
D) Clusters of boils

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The answer is B:

Small bumps caused by conditions such as scar tissue or infections

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What is a tubercle?

A) Open lesion on the skin or mucous membrane of the body
B) Abnormal rounded, solid lump larger than a papule
C) Yeast infection of the skin that inhibits melanin production
D) Another name for the contagious infection called ringworm

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The answer is B:

Abnormal rounded, solid lump larger than a papule

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What is a characteristic of the form of skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma?

A) Pearly translucency to flesh color
B) Dark purple splotches at the joints
C) Scaly red or pink papules or nodules
D) Asymmetrical area and color variation

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The answer is C:

Scaly red or pink papules or nodules

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What is a light-colored, slightly raised mark on the skin that is formed after an injury or lesion of the skin has healed?

A) Stain
B) Wheal
C) Tan
D) Scar

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The answer is D:

Scar

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What is a bulla?

A) Mass of hardened sebum and skin cells in a hair follicle
B) Open comedone
C) Closed comedone
D) Large blister containing watery fluid that is larger than a vesicle

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The answer is D:

Large blister containing watery fluid that is larger than a vesicle

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What is a thick scar resulting from excessive growth of the fibrous tissue (collagen)?

A) Stain
B) Keloid
C) Wheal
D) Wen

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The answer is B:

Keloid

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What are secondary lesions?

A) benign outgrowths of the skin that look like flaps
B) thick scars resulting from excessive growth of the fibrous tissue
C) Brown or wine-colored discolorations
D) Skin damage that changes the structure of the tissues or organs

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The answer is D:

Skin damage that changes the structure of the tissues or organs

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What is a pustule?

A) Irritated vesicle
B) Inflamed papule
C) Inflamed wheal
D) Irritated wen

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The answer is B:

Inflamed papule

17
Q

What is true of a comedogenic product?

A) It tends to clog follicles and cause a buildup of dead skin cells
B) It has no adverse effects on the skin whatsoever
C) It helps clear up comedones quickly and safely
D) This sort of product should not be used on human skin

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The answer is A:

It tends to clog follicles and cause a buildup of dead skin cells

18
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What is crust an accumulation of?

A) Sweat and dirt
B) Water and salt)
C) Sebum and pus
D) Blood and lymph

A

The answer is C:

Sebum and pus

19
Q

What are not examples of wheals?

A) Hives
B) Mosquito Bites
C) Urticaria
D) Pustules

A

The answer is D:

Pustules

20
Q

What is a small blister or sac containing clear fluid called?

A) Vesicle
B) Carbuncle
C) Melanoma
D) Wen

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The answer is A:

Vesicle

21
Q

What is the common name for urticaria, which is caused by an allergic reaction from the body’s production of histamine?

A) Pinkeye
B) Ringworm
C) Scabies
D) Hives

A

The answer is D:

Hives

22
Q

What accompanies an ulcer in addition to a loss of skin depth?

A) Pus
B) Blood
C) Lymph
D) Sebum

A

The answer is A:

Pus

23
Q

What is the term for an abnormal cell mass that results form excessive cell multiplication and caries in size, shape, and color?

A) Tumor
B) Comedone
C) Skin Tag
D) Razor bump

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The answer is A:

Tumor

24
Q

What is used to describe any mark, wound, or abnormality?

A) Lesion
B) Papule
C) Cyst
D) Skin tag

A

The answer is A:

Lesion

25
Q

What is leukoderma?

A) Flat, hairy spots on the skin
B) Light, abnormal patches of depigmented skin
C) Brown or wine-colored discoloration
D) Thick scar resulting from excessive fibrous tissue

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The answer is B:

Light, abnormal patches of depigmented skin

26
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What is the term for a flat spot of discoloration of the skin, such as a freckle?

A) Pustule
B) Cyst
C) Macule
D) Stain

A

The answer is C:

Macule

27
Q

What is true of malignant melanoma?

A) It is a benign form of skin cancer
B) It is the least serious form of skin cancer
C) It is a moderately serious form of skin cancer
D) It is the most serious form of skin cancer

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The answer is D:

It is the most serious form of skin cancer

28
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What condition is known as melasma?

A) Hyperpigmentation
B) Hypopigmentation
C) Benign melanoma
D) Malignant melanoma

A

The answer is A:

Hyperpigmentation

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