NU673 MIDTERM PMHNP TEST PAPER
2026 EXAM Q&A PRACTICE SOLUTION
WITH ACCURATE RATIONALES GRADED
A+
⩥ basal cell carcinoma. Answer: 80% of skin cancers
Shiny and translucent, they grow slowly and rarely metastasize
⩥ squamous cell carcinoma. Answer: Comprises 16% of skin cancers
Crusted, scaly, and ulcerated, they can metastasize
⩥ melanoma. Answer: Comprises 4% of skin cancers
Rapidly increasing in frequency, they spread rapidly
⩥ Epidermis. Answer: Thin, avascular keratinized epithelium consisting
of the outer stratum corneum and an inner cellular layer, the stratum
basale and the stratum spinosum.
⩥ Dermis. Answer: Dense layer of interconnecting collagen and elastic
fibers containing sebaceous glands, sweat glands, hair follicles and most
of the terminals of the cutaneous nerves.
,⩥ subcutaneous tissues. Answer: also known as fatty tissue
⩥ Cyanosis. Answer: can indicate decreased oxygen in the blood or
decreased blood flow in response to a cold environment.
⩥ sebaceous glands. Answer: produce a fatty substance secreted onto the
skin surface through the hair follicles. These glands are present on all
skin surfaces except the palms and soles
⩥ Eccrine glands. Answer: widely distributed, open directly onto the
skin surface, and by their sweat production help to control body temp.
⩥ apocrine glands. Answer: found chiefly in the axillary and genital
regions and usually open into hair follicles. Responsible for adult body
odor.
⩥ o Asymmetry
o Border irregularity
o Color variations
o Diameter >6mm
o Evolving or changing rapidly in size, symptoms, or morphology
o EFG- elevated, firm, growing. Answer: ABCDE rule
, ⩥ necrosis. Answer: Local redness of the skin warns of impending
_______
⩥ PAD. Answer: atherosclerotic disease distal to the aortic bifurction
⩥ Intima. Answer: Surrounds the lumen of all blood vessels; it is a
single continuous lining of endothelial cells.
Produced molecules such as Willebrand factor and plasminogen
activator inhibitor.
Modulates blood flow and vascular reactivity
Regulates immune and inflammatory reactions
⩥ Media. Answer: Composed of smooth muscle cells that dilate and
constrict to accommodate blood pressure and flow.
⩥ Adventitia. Answer: The outer layer of the artery; connective tissue
contacting nerve fibers and the vasa vasorum.
⩥ atherosclerosis. Answer: a chronic inflammatory disease initiated by
injury to vascular endothelial cells, provoking atheromatous plaque
formation and the vascular lesions of HTN.
2026 EXAM Q&A PRACTICE SOLUTION
WITH ACCURATE RATIONALES GRADED
A+
⩥ basal cell carcinoma. Answer: 80% of skin cancers
Shiny and translucent, they grow slowly and rarely metastasize
⩥ squamous cell carcinoma. Answer: Comprises 16% of skin cancers
Crusted, scaly, and ulcerated, they can metastasize
⩥ melanoma. Answer: Comprises 4% of skin cancers
Rapidly increasing in frequency, they spread rapidly
⩥ Epidermis. Answer: Thin, avascular keratinized epithelium consisting
of the outer stratum corneum and an inner cellular layer, the stratum
basale and the stratum spinosum.
⩥ Dermis. Answer: Dense layer of interconnecting collagen and elastic
fibers containing sebaceous glands, sweat glands, hair follicles and most
of the terminals of the cutaneous nerves.
,⩥ subcutaneous tissues. Answer: also known as fatty tissue
⩥ Cyanosis. Answer: can indicate decreased oxygen in the blood or
decreased blood flow in response to a cold environment.
⩥ sebaceous glands. Answer: produce a fatty substance secreted onto the
skin surface through the hair follicles. These glands are present on all
skin surfaces except the palms and soles
⩥ Eccrine glands. Answer: widely distributed, open directly onto the
skin surface, and by their sweat production help to control body temp.
⩥ apocrine glands. Answer: found chiefly in the axillary and genital
regions and usually open into hair follicles. Responsible for adult body
odor.
⩥ o Asymmetry
o Border irregularity
o Color variations
o Diameter >6mm
o Evolving or changing rapidly in size, symptoms, or morphology
o EFG- elevated, firm, growing. Answer: ABCDE rule
, ⩥ necrosis. Answer: Local redness of the skin warns of impending
_______
⩥ PAD. Answer: atherosclerotic disease distal to the aortic bifurction
⩥ Intima. Answer: Surrounds the lumen of all blood vessels; it is a
single continuous lining of endothelial cells.
Produced molecules such as Willebrand factor and plasminogen
activator inhibitor.
Modulates blood flow and vascular reactivity
Regulates immune and inflammatory reactions
⩥ Media. Answer: Composed of smooth muscle cells that dilate and
constrict to accommodate blood pressure and flow.
⩥ Adventitia. Answer: The outer layer of the artery; connective tissue
contacting nerve fibers and the vasa vasorum.
⩥ atherosclerosis. Answer: a chronic inflammatory disease initiated by
injury to vascular endothelial cells, provoking atheromatous plaque
formation and the vascular lesions of HTN.
