Bates Ch. 10- Skin, Hair, and Nails Graded A+

Bates Ch. 10- Skin, Hair, and Nails Graded A+ 1. Which of the following physical signs can indicate anemia? A) Pallor B) Jaundice C) Cyanosis D) Vellus hair Correct answer: A) Pallor 2. What is the name of the type of hair that is short, fine, and unpigmented? A) Terminal hair B) Vellus hair C) Coarse hair D) Fine hair Correct answer: B) Vellus hair 3. What is a common cause of generalized itching without rash? A) Allergies B) Infections C) Skin conditions (e.g. eczema, psoriasis) D) Dry skin Correct answer: D) Dry skin 4. Which of the following is a common cause of diffuse hair thinning in both males and females? A) Alopecia areata B) Telogen effluvium C) Male/female pattern baldness D) Tinea capitis Correct answer: C) Male/female pattern baldness 5. What is a fungal infection of the nail that causes discoloration, thickening, and separation from the nail bed? A) Onchomycosis B) Tinea capitis C) Fungal infection of the scalp D) Nail fungus Correct answer: A) OnchomycosisMelanonychia Darkening of the fingernails or toenails; may be seen as a black band within the nail plate, extending from the base to the free edge. primary lesion those that develop as a direct result of and therefore are most characteristic of the disease process primary skin lesion flat, raised, and fluid filled lesion primary lesions pustules, furuncles, nodules, cysts, wheals, burrows are all examples of what macule A circumscribed, flat, nonpalpable change in skin color; small < 1 cm macule examples include freckles, flat mole, port-wine stains, and rashes of rickettsial infections, rubella, and measles patch circumscribed flat area of change in color of skin >1 cm in diameter papule small solid elevation of skin < 1 cm in diameter papule examples include nevi, warts, lichen planus, insect bites, seborrheic keratoses, actinic keratoses, some lesions of acne and skin cancers plaque larger flatter elevation of skin, sometimes formed by papules coalescing; > 1 cm plaques lesions of psoriasis and granuloma annulare commonly form this