Unit 4

Question 1

Excoriation

Answer 1

to a place where your skin is scraped or abraded

Question 2

Contusion

Answer 2

injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise

Question 3

Hematoma

Answer 3

a collection of blood outside of blood vessels, often appearing as a bruise, but can also be a more serious, deep collection of blood

Question 4

Petechiae

Answer 4

small red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin.

Question 5

Ecchymosis

Answer 5

small bruise caused by blood leaking from broken blood vessels into the tissues of the skin or mucous membranes.

Question 6

Scar

Answer 6

Fibrous tissue that forms when normal tissue is destroyed by disease, injury, or surgery

Question 7

Macule

Answer 7

a color change eg: freckle

Question 8

Pruritus

Answer 8

itchness

Question 9

Papule

Answer 9

solid elevated eg: mole

Question 10

Nodule

Answer 10

solid elevated and hard eg: fibroma

Question 11

Pustule

Answer 11

cavity filled with fluid = acne pimple

Question 12

Vesicle

Answer 12

aka blister

Question 13

what does ABCDE stand for

Answer 13

Asymmetry
Border irregularity
Color variation
Diameter
Elevation and Evolution