Primary Skin Lesions

Question 1

are associated with specific causes on previously unaltered skin, occur as initial reactions to the internal and external environment

Answer 1

primary lesions

Question 2

three lesions that are formed by fluid within the skin layers

Answer 2

vesicles
bullae
pustules

Question 3

five lesions that are palpable, elevated, solid masses

Answer 3

nodules
tumors
papules
wheals
plaques

Question 4

two lesions that are flat and non-palpable

Answer 4

macules and patches

Question 5

__________ are elevated and filled with serous fluid
they are circuscribed and up to 0.5 cm in diameter

Answer 5

vesicles

Question 6

a clear to pale yellow watery fluid that is found in the body especially in the spaces between organs and the membranes which line or enclose them

Answer 6

serous fluid

Question 7

bloody fluid

Answer 7

sanguineous fluid

Question 8

a mix of serous and sanguineous fluid

Answer 8

serousanguineous

Question 9

blisters and varicella lesions are example of __________

Answer 9

vesicles

Question 10

varicella is also known as __________

Answer 10

chicken pox

Question 11

they are vesicles larger than 0.5 cm in diameter
they rupture easily because of their thin walls

Answer 11

bullae

Question 12

large blisters from the 2nd degree burns may be classified as __________

Answer 12

bullae

Question 13

they are similar to vesicles, but are filled with purulent rather than serous fluid

Answer 13

pustules

Question 14

acne and impetigo cause __________

Answer 14

pustules

Question 15

they are elevated, circumscribed, and firm lesions up to 0.5 cm in diameter

Answer 15

papules

Question 16

warts and drug-related eruptions are classified as __________
they appear in various colors, including brown, red, pink, tan, and bluish red

Answer 16

papules

Question 17

they are elevated like papules but measure more than 0.5 cm in diameter

Answer 17

plaques

Question 18

firm and rough, __________ are often formed by coalesced papules, as in psoriasis

Answer 18

plaques

Question 19

they measure less than 0.5 cm in diameter, are similar to papules, but they tend to be deeper in the dermis and feel firmer on palpation

Answer 19

nodules

Question 20

classic types of __________ are fibromas and intradermal nevi

Answer 20

nodules

Question 21

they are larger than nodules, usually covering more than 0.5 cm on the surface and extending deeper into the dermis than nodules

Answer 21

tumors

Question 22

they may or may not be clearly demarcated, firm or soft, and benign or malignant

Answer 22

tumors

Question 23

they vary in size and shape
these areas of edema are elevated, irregular, and relatively transient

Answer 23

wheals

Question 24

a mosquito bite causes a ___________

Answer 24

wheal

Question 25

these are multiple wheals that usually cause severe itching from some form of hypersensitivity reaction

Answer 25

urticaria (hives)

Question 26

they are flat, nonpalpable lesions less than 0.5 cm in diameter
they are circumscribed and may be brown, red purple, white, or tan

Answer 26

macules

Question 27

__________ can be present in conditions such as rubella and rubeola or as flat moles or freckles (ephelides)

Answer 27

macules

Question 28

they differ from macules in that they are irregular in shape and measure more than 0.5 cm in diameter

Answer 28

patches

Question 29

vitiligo and port-whine marks are classic examples of __________

Answer 29

patches