Chapter 4 - Disorders and Disease of the Skin

Question 1

Diagnosing skin conditions is not within the scope of your ______

Answer 1

Practice

Question 2

Lesions that are in the initial stages of development are ______ lesions.

Answer 2

Primary

Question 3

What is a pink or flesh-colored precancerous lesion that feels sharp or rough and is a result of sun damage?

Answer 3

Actinic keratosis

Question 4

Vascular lesions are also known as ______ lesions.

Answer 4

Tertiary

Question 5

A pustule is an example of a ______ lesion.

Answer 5

Primary

Question 6

What is a keloid?

Answer 6

Thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue

Question 7

What variety of acne located in the dermis causes depressed and raised scars and should be treated by a medical professional?

Answer 7

Cystic acne

Question 8

A blackhead is a(n) ______

Answer 8

Open comedo

Question 9

Milia are most common in ______ skin types.

Answer 9

Dry

Question 10

A sebaceous cyst or subcutaneous tumor filled with sebum that usually appears on the scalp, neck, and back that is also known as a wen is a ______

Answer 10

Steatoma

Question 11

Sebaceous hyperplasia growths tend to be ______

Answer 11

Doughnut shaped

Question 12

What form of eczema is characterized by inflammation, dry or oily scaling or crusting, and/or itchiness?

Answer 12

Seborrheic dermatitis

Question 13

Warts are caused by ______

Answer 13

A virus

Question 14

A condition characterized by bacteria and yeast that causes a foul odor is called ______

Answer 14

Bromihidrosis

Question 15

When excessive heat exposure causes an acute inflammatory disorder of the sweat glands, it is called ______

Answer 15

Miliaria rubra

Question 16

Pruritis is a condition characterized by ______

Answer 16

Itching

Question 17

Red patches covered with white-silver scales on the scalp, elbows, knees, chest, and lower back are characteristics of _______

Answer 17

Psoriasis

Question 18

Swelling occurs when the skin is damaged by an irritating substance because the body is trying to ______

Answer 18

Dilute the irritant

Question 19

A port wine stain is a type of ______

Answer 19

Vascular nevus

Question 20

Why does the skin tan when it is exposed to the sun?

Answer 20

To defend against UV radiation

Question 21

When the body lacks melanin, including in the skin, hair, and eyes, it is called ______

Answer 21

Albinism

Question 22

A condition with light, abnormal patches of depigmented skin is called ______

Answer 22

Leukoderma

Question 23

Hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation are forms of ______

Answer 23

Dyschromia

Question 24

Skin cancer tumors form when cells ______

Answer 24

Divide rapidly and unevenly

Question 25

The medical term for cold sores or fever blisters is ______

Answer 25

Herpes simplex virus

Question 26

Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes ______

Answer 26

Chickenpox

Question 27

Which conditions are contagious?

Answer 27

Bacterial conjunctivitis, impetigo, and tinea corporis

Question 28

Tinea versicolor is characterized by ______, ______, or ______

Answer 28

White, brown, salmon-colored flaky patches

Question 29

What condition is sometimes called "chicken skin"?

Answer 29

Keratosis pilaris

Question 30

The ______ is the structure that includes the hair, hair shaft, sebaceous gland, and the duct or canal to the surface.

Answer 30

Pilosebaceous unit

Question 31

Pregnancy, extended periods of standing or sitting, and genetics are all contributing factors to what condition?

Answer 31

Varicose veins

Question 32

What disorder starts with flushing and increasing bouts of redness?

Answer 32

Rosacea

Question 33

How would you describe the condition that a person who picks at their skin to the point of injury has?

Answer 33

Dermatillomania

Question 34

Which of the following can you do, if you recognize a potentially contagious skin disorder?

Answer 34

Stop the spread of infection

Question 35

A pigmentation disease characterized by white patches on the skin from lack of pigment cells is ______

Answer 35

Vitiligo

Question 36

A flat, pigmented area characterized by small, yellow-brown spots is known as ______

Answer 36

Lentigo

Question 37

Another name for herpes zoster is ______

Answer 37

Shingles

Question 38

What condition has symptoms that include thinning hair in a male hair growth patter of baldness?

Answer 38

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

Question 39

If a client has PCOS, which of the following treatments is not appropriate?

Answer 39

Use of occlusive products

Question 40

What is the name for the medical science that studies and treats the skin?

Answer 40

Dermatology