Skin

Question 1

What is the Largest organ of the human body

Answer 1

skin

Question 2

What does the skin regulate?

Answer 2

body temperature and provides protection

Question 3

Dermis= ________ tissue

Answer 3

connective

Question 4

Epidermis= __________ tissue

Answer 4

epithelial

Question 5

The skin layer: Squamous cells is a

Answer 5

thin, flat cells on the top layer of the epidermis

Question 6

The skin layer: of basal cells are

Answer 6

round cells beneath the squamous cells

Question 7

Melanocytes are cells that produce the skin’s

Answer 7

pigment

Question 8

» Skin cancers can occur anywhere, but are more common in areas that have been

Answer 8

exposed to the sun (face, neck, hands, etc.)

Question 9

The skin cancer: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a non-melanoma in the

Answer 9

stem cells of the deepest layer of the skin (stratum basale)

Question 10

______ is the most common type of skin cancer

Answer 10

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)

Question 11

The skin cancer: Squamous cell carcinoma is a non-melanoma in the

Answer 11

superficial layers of the epidermis

Question 12

The most aggressive type of skin cancer is

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melanoma

Question 13

Most melanomas occur from a change in a nevus that

Answer 13

already existed

Question 14

Melanomas Arise from melanocytes in the

Answer 14

basal layer of the epidermis

Question 15

____rule can help detect melanomas:

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ABCD

Question 16

What are the ABCD’s of melanoma

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A- asymmetric

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B- border irregularities

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What are the ABCD’s of melanoma

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C- color variation

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What are the ABCD’s of melanoma

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D- diameter >0.6cm and Dark color

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What are the ABCD’s of melanoma

Question 20

Common locations for melanomas are on the

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face and scalp

Question 21

what staging is used for non melanomas cancers ?

Answer 21

TNM staging

Question 22

what staging is used for melanomas cancers?

Answer 22

clark method- categorizes lesion according to invasion through the levels of the epidermis and dermis

Breslow method - categorizes lesion according to vertical thickenss between the granular layer of the epidermis and deepest part of invasion

Question 23

radiation for skin cancer is radiosensitive for ?

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non nonmelanomas

Question 24

radiation for skin cancer is radio resistant for ?

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melanomas

Question 25

The biopsy that uses a shave razor to shave off cells from the growth

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Shave biopsy

Question 26

uses a specific tool called a punch, or a trephine, which removes a circle of tissues from the growth

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punch biopsy

Question 27

use a scalpel to remove some of the growth

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incisional biopsies

Question 28

use a scalpel to remove the whole growth

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excision biopsies

Question 29

majority of non - melanomas skin cancers are

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basal cell carcinoma

• most common location the nose

Question 30

risks factors for non- melanomas include

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UV exposure
fair/lights skin and eye color
history of sunburns
past radiation treatments

Question 31

risk factor for melanomas include

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fair complexion/white
UV exposure
exposure to toxins
sunburns
genetics / family history

Question 32

clinical presentation for non - melanomas include:

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change of the skin
- non-healing scar
-raised smooth shiny and pearly skin
- firm skin like a scar
white yellow or waxy coloring
raised
red or brown
scaly bleeding or crusty