Skin Review

Question 0

Provides an orange cast to the skin is?

Answer 0

Carotene

Question 1

Most responsible for the skin colour of dark-skinned people is?

Answer 1

Melanin

Question 2

Provides a natural sunscreen is?

Answer 2

Melanin

Question 3

Found within red blood cells in the blood vessels

Answer 3

Hemoglobin

Question 4

A bluish cast of the skin resulting from inadequate oxygenation of the blood is

Answer 4

Cyanosis

Question 5

A common result of inflammation, allergy, and fever is

Answer 5

Erythema

Question 6

Accumulation of bile pigments in the blood; may indicate liver disease is

Answer 6

Jaundice (yellow)

Question 7

Clotted mass of blood within tissues, which gives the area a blue discoloration is

Answer 7

Hematoma (blue)

Question 8

Fingerprints are caused by

Answer 8

The genetically determined arrangement of dermal papillae and epidermal ridges

Question 9

A structure that is not associated with hair is?

Answer 9

Lunula

Question 10

The structure that is not associated with the nail

Answer 10

Nail follicle

Question 11

Components of sweat does not include

Answer 11

Sebum

Question 12

A dermatologist examines a patient with lesions on the face. Some of the lesions appear as a shiny raised. Spot. What is the most likely diagnosis

Answer 12

Basal cell carcinoma

Question 13

Which is the most superficial layer of the epidermis

Answer 13

Stratum corneum

Question 14

What cell compose more than 90% of the epidermis

Answer 14

Keratocytes

Question 15

What is the name in which hair and nails grow?e

Answer 15

Matrix

Question 16

Another name for a sweat gland is?

Answer 16

Sudoriferous gland

Question 17

Another name for an oil gland is?

Answer 17

Sebaceous gland

Question 18

The deeper layer of the dermis is called

Answer 18

Reticular

Question 19

Which tissue composes the dermis

Answer 19

Connective

Question 20

Which tissue composes the epidermis

Answer 20

Epithelial