Skin lesion terminology

Question 1

What three cells types make up the epidermis?

Answer 1

Keratinocytes
Melanocytes
Langerhans cells

Question 2

What are the five layers of the epidermis?

Answer 2

Stratum corneum
Stratum lucidum
Stratum granulosum
Stratum spinosum
Stratum basale

Question 3

Give three components of the dermis

Answer 3

Hair follicles
Sweat glands
Blood vessels
Nerves

Question 4

What primarily make up the hypodermis?

Answer 4

Subcutaneous fat

Question 5

What word is used to describe a small flat lesion (<5mm)?

Answer 5

Macule

Question 6

What word is used to describe a large flat area (>5mm)?

Answer 6

Patch

Question 7

What word is used to describe a small raised lesion (<5mm)?

Answer 7

Papule

Question 8

What word is used to describe a large raised lesion (>5mm)?

Answer 8

Plaque

Question 9

What word is used to describe a small fluid-filled lesion?

Answer 9

Vesicle

Question 10

What word is used to describe a large fluid-filled lesion?

Answer 10

Bulla

Question 11

What word is used to describe a small pus-filled lesion?

Answer 11

Pustule

Question 12

What word is used to describe a large pus-filled lesion?

Answer 12

Abscess

Question 13

What word is used to describe a loss of epidermis?

Answer 13

Erosion

Question 14

What word is used to describe a loss of epidermis and dermis?

Answer 14

Ulcer

Question 15

Describe type 1 skin

Answer 15

always burn, never tans

Question 16

Describe type 2 skin

Answer 16

usually burns, tans minimally

Question 17

Describe type 3 skin

Answer 17

sometimes mild burn, tans uniformly

Question 18

Describe type 4 skin

Answer 18

burns minimally, tans well

Question 19

Describe type 5 skin

Answer 19

very rarely burns, tans very easily

Question 20

Describe type 6 skin

Answer 20

never burns, always tans