Skin

Question 1

What are the functions of skin?

Answer 1

• protective barrier
• temperature
• sensation
• vit D
• apperance

Question 2

What are the 3 main layers if skin?

Answer 2

Epidermis
Dermis
Subcutaneous Tissues

Question 3

What is a MACULE?

Answer 3

a flat area of altered colour

Question 4

What is a PATCH?

Answer 4

a flat area of altered colour >0.5cm

Question 5

What is a PLAQUE?

Answer 5

Palpable scaling raised lesion >0.5cm in diam

Question 6

What is PAPULE?

Answer 6

Solid raised lesion

Question 7

What is a NODULE?

Answer 7

Solid raised lesion >0.5 in diam with a deeper comp.

Question 8

What is a VESICLE?

Answer 8

raised, clear filled lesion

Question 9

What is a BULLA?

Answer 9

raised clear fluid filled lesion >0.5 in diam

Question 10

What are examples of benign lesions?

Answer 10

skin tags
moles
cysts
papillomas

Question 11

What is another name for ‘skin tags’?

Answer 11

Fibroepithelial Polyps

Question 12

What is a skin tag?

Answer 12

flesh coloured bag like lesion
in neck, trunk, face, Axilla and groin
very common, especially in middle age

Question 13

What is another name for a mole?

Answer 13

Navi

Question 14

What happens overtime to a mole?

Answer 14

Mole becomes nested in dermis

Question 15

What are 2 types of cyst?

Answer 15

Epidermoid

Pilar

Question 16

What is a cyst?

Answer 16

dervived from invagination of epithelium

Question 17

Characteristics of seborrheic keratosis?

Answer 17

Middle aged & older people likely to get.
Arises spontaneously, and is related to sun exposure.
Found on trunk, head, neck.
Harmless.
Treatment of leaving alone, or freezing

Question 18

What is Haemangioma?

Answer 18

Very common, and occur in children.

-Blood vessels rise- create a red boil surface

Question 19

What are 4 MALIGNANT lesions?

Answer 19

Bascal Cell Carcinoma
Squamous Cell Carinoma
Bowens Disease
Melonoma

Question 20

What is Basal Cell Carcinoma?

Answer 20

Most common human cancer.

Slow growing, and occurs in sun exposed sites.

Question 21

What is Bowens disease?

Answer 21

Precusor
Due to sundamage, grows slowly.
rare under 30.

Question 22

What is squamous cell carcinoma?

Answer 22

2nd most common skin tumour of sun exposed sites

Question 23

What is Melanoma?

Answer 23

Very common, sun damage, aggressive & spreads widely

Question 24

What tool can be used to recognise Melanoma?

Answer 24

A - asymmetrical
B - border
C - colour
D - diameter
E - enlarge

Question 25

Where is psoriasis normally found?

Answer 25

elbows, knees, scalp, lumbosacral, penis

Question 26

What is scabies?

Answer 26

Humcan Scabies Mites
common & itchy in young & elderly
spread by direct contact with someone who has scabbies.

Question 27

Where are Scabbies Mites found?

Answer 27

web spaces of fingers & palms of hands, wrists, ankles & soles of feet.