Skin, Hair, Nails

Question 1

Alopecia

Answer 1

balding, no cause

Question 2

Annular

Answer 2

circular lesion, ring worm

Question 3

Atrophy

Answer 3

wasting of tissue/organ/body, malnutrition, hormonal changes, ischemia

Question 4

Beau’s Lines

Answer 4

Depression across nail, trauma at nail bed

Question 5

Bulla

Answer 5

fluid filled lesion, superficial in epidermis, friction blister

Question 6

Confluent

Answer 6

Lesions run together (shape)

Question 7

Crust

Answer 7

thickened dried out exudate

Question 8

Cutaneous tags

Answer 8

skin tag (short narrow stalk)

Question 9

Cyanosis

Answer 9

Skin color change to blue

Question 10

Cyst

Answer 10

encapsulated fluid filled cavity in dermis/fat

Question 11

Ecchymosis

Answer 11

purplish patch resulting from extravasation of blood into skin

Question 12

Edema

Answer 12

fluid accumulating in intercellular spaces (swelling)

Question 13

Erosion

Answer 13

scooped/shallow depression where epidermis is lost

Question 14

Erythema

Answer 14

Intense redness from excess blood in dilated superficial caps

Question 15

Excoriation

Answer 15

self inflicted abrasion

Question 16

Fissure

Answer 16

Linear crack with abrupt edges into dermis

Question 17

Jaundice

Answer 17

yellow skin change (increased bilibubin in blood)

Question 18

Keloid

Answer 18

hypertrophic scar

Question 19

Macules

Answer 19

color change skin lesion, freckle

Question 20

Nevus

Answer 20

small mole, good borders, symmetry and norm color

Question 21

Nodule

Answer 21

solid, elevated, hard - may go into dermis

Question 22

Pallor

Answer 22

White skin color

Question 23

Papule

Answer 23

something you can feel

Question 24

Plague

Answer 24

papular unity

Question 25

Purulent

Answer 25

pus

Question 26

Pustule

Answer 26

elevated pus filled (acne)

Question 27

Scar

Answer 27

replacing of skin tissue with connective tissue

Question 28

senile lentingines

Answer 28

cluster of melanocytes-liver spots

Question 29

serosanginous exudate

Answer 29

both serum and blood exudate

Question 30

serous exudate

Answer 30

watery exudate

Question 31

Telingiectasias

Answer 31

permanently enlarged and dilated blood vessels visible on skin

Question 32

Turgor

Answer 32

elasticity of skin

Question 33

Ulcer

Answer 33

Deeper depression extending into dermis

Question 34

Vesicle

Answer 34

elevated cavity containing free fluid

Question 35

Vitiligo

Answer 35

patchy areas of white

Question 36

Wheal

Answer 36

superficial, raised transient (mosquito bite)

Question 37

Xerosis

Answer 37

dry skin

Question 38

Actinic Keratoses

Answer 38

red tan scaly plaques

Question 39

Acrochordons

Answer 39

skin tags

Question 40

sebaceous hyperplasia

Answer 40

raised yellow papules with central depression (men forehead)