MILADY FINAL REVIEW EXAM 5 PRACTICE
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ What is true of the papillary layer of the skin? Answer: It is the top
layer of the dermis
◉ What is true of the reticular layer of the skin? Answer: It is the
deepest layer of the dermis
◉ What term is used to describe any mark, wound, or abnormality?
Answer: Lesion
◉ What is leukoderma? Answer: Light patches caused by destroyed
pigment producing cells
◉ What is the term for a flat spot of discoloration, such as a freckle?
Answer: Macule
◉ What is true of malignant melanoma? Answer: It is the most
serious form of skin cancer
,◉ What condition is also known as melasma? Answer:
Hyperpigmentation
◉ What is an example of epidermal cysts? Answer: Milia
◉ What is another name for the acute inflammatory disorder
miliaria rubra? Answer: Prickly heat
◉ What term refers to a pigmented nevus? Answer: Mole
◉ What are nodules? Answer: Small bumps caused by conditions
such as scar tissue or infections
◉ What is another name for a nevus? Answer: Birthmark
◉ What is a tubercle? Answer: Abnormal rounded, solid lump larger
than a papule
◉ What is tinea versicolor? Answer: Yeast infection of the skin that
inhibits melanin production
◉ What is the common name for the contagious infection tinea
corporis? Answer: Ringworm
, ◉ What is the generic term for a fungal infection? Answer: Tinea
◉ What is the scientific term for couperose skin? Answer:
Telangiectasia
◉ What causes the skin to tan upon exposure to UV radiation?
Answer: Increase in pigmentation
◉ What is a steatoma? Answer: Sebaceous cyst of subcutaneous
tumor filled with sebum
◉ What is the term for a brown or wine-colored discoloration?
Answer: Stain
◉ What is a characteristic of the form of skin cancer called
squamous cell carcinoma? Answer: Scaly, red or pink papules or
nodules
◉ What are skin tags? Answer: Small, benign outgrowths of the skin
that look like flaps
◉ What is rosacea? Answer: Condition characterized by redness and
dilation of blood vessles
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ What is true of the papillary layer of the skin? Answer: It is the top
layer of the dermis
◉ What is true of the reticular layer of the skin? Answer: It is the
deepest layer of the dermis
◉ What term is used to describe any mark, wound, or abnormality?
Answer: Lesion
◉ What is leukoderma? Answer: Light patches caused by destroyed
pigment producing cells
◉ What is the term for a flat spot of discoloration, such as a freckle?
Answer: Macule
◉ What is true of malignant melanoma? Answer: It is the most
serious form of skin cancer
,◉ What condition is also known as melasma? Answer:
Hyperpigmentation
◉ What is an example of epidermal cysts? Answer: Milia
◉ What is another name for the acute inflammatory disorder
miliaria rubra? Answer: Prickly heat
◉ What term refers to a pigmented nevus? Answer: Mole
◉ What are nodules? Answer: Small bumps caused by conditions
such as scar tissue or infections
◉ What is another name for a nevus? Answer: Birthmark
◉ What is a tubercle? Answer: Abnormal rounded, solid lump larger
than a papule
◉ What is tinea versicolor? Answer: Yeast infection of the skin that
inhibits melanin production
◉ What is the common name for the contagious infection tinea
corporis? Answer: Ringworm
, ◉ What is the generic term for a fungal infection? Answer: Tinea
◉ What is the scientific term for couperose skin? Answer:
Telangiectasia
◉ What causes the skin to tan upon exposure to UV radiation?
Answer: Increase in pigmentation
◉ What is a steatoma? Answer: Sebaceous cyst of subcutaneous
tumor filled with sebum
◉ What is the term for a brown or wine-colored discoloration?
Answer: Stain
◉ What is a characteristic of the form of skin cancer called
squamous cell carcinoma? Answer: Scaly, red or pink papules or
nodules
◉ What are skin tags? Answer: Small, benign outgrowths of the skin
that look like flaps
◉ What is rosacea? Answer: Condition characterized by redness and
dilation of blood vessles
