Physiology

Question 1

Hair is made up of what? (3)

Answer 1

Anagen
Catagen
Telogen

Question 2

UV Light converts Dehydrocholesterol to

Answer 2

Cholecalciferon

Question 3

A macule is?

Answer 3

Small and Flat

Question 4

A vesicle is?

Answer 4

small and fluid filled

Question 5

An erosion is?

Answer 5

Loss of epidermis

Question 6

An ulcer is

Answer 6

Loss of epidermis and dermis

Question 7

What is Acanthosis Nigricans?

Answer 7

Insulin resistance
Flexures
velvety
Papules with hyper pigmentation and keratosis

Question 8

Thyroid Skin Disease is associated with (2)

Answer 8

Graves

Pretibial Myoxedema

Question 9

What type of investigation should be used for bacterial skin infection?

Answer 9

Charcoal Swab

Question 10

What type of investigation for viral skin infection?

Answer 10

PCR

Question 11

How to investigate fungal skin infection?

Answer 11

Skin Scrape
Hair
Nail Clipping

Question 12

What is conduction?

Answer 12

Heat transfer

Question 13

What is convection?

Answer 13

Fluid Conduction of Heat

Question 14

Central Thermoreceptors are found where?

Answer 14

Hypothalamus
Spine
Abdo Organs

Question 15

Babies are not at risk of thermogenesis why?

Answer 15

Brown Adipose Fat

Question 16

Heat loss is reduced by?

Answer 16

Symp Arteriolar Constriction

Question 17

Hypothermia is below what temp?

Answer 17

35

Question 18

What encourages sweating?

Answer 18

Sympathetic Cholinergic Fibres

Question 19

Fevers are caused by?

Answer 19

Endogenous Pyrogenes IL1 and IL6

Question 20

Fever is controlled by?

Answer 20

Hypothalamus