PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT WCU MIDTERM EXAM PREP MATERIAL NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWER S
(VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWER S)|BRAND NEW VERSION!
wood lamp - DETAILED ANSWER -an ultraviolet light used to diagnose fungal
infections
doppler - DETAILED ANSWER -equipment used when pulses are not palpable
opthalmoscope - DETAILED ANSWER -equipment used to see red reflex on the
inner part of the eye
otoscope - DETAILED ANSWER -equipment used to visualize inside of the ear
goniometer - DETAILED ANSWER -instrument used to measure joint angles
transilluminator - DETAILED ANSWER -used to detect blood, fluid, or mass in a
cavity red glow will show presence of air in the fluid
tuning fork - DETAILED ANSWER -used for Weber-Rinne tests
Largest gland in the body - DETAILED ANSWER -liver
,why can you see internal organs in a newborn? - DETAILED ANSWER -very
thin abdominal muscles
when does sweat and oil glands activate? - DETAILED ANSWER -adolescence
Staging of decubitus ulcers - DETAILED ANSWER -Stage 1: Epidermis
Stage 2: Epidermis and Dermis
Stage 3: Epidermis, Dermis, and Subcutaneous
Stage 4: Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous and Muscles
Eccrine Sweat Glands - DETAILED ANSWER -water and salt
Apocrine Sweat Glands - DETAILED ANSWER -water, salt, fatty acids and
proteins mix with bacteria which gives off body odor
grading of edema - DETAILED ANSWER -0=0mm
2= 4mm
3=6mm
4=8mm
when assessing skin for skin cancer what is the criteria? - DETAILED ANSWER
-A: asymmetrical
B: border irregularity
C: color Change
D: diameter greater than 6mm
, E: evolving
assessing hair - DETAILED ANSWER -seperate inch by inch across skull
looking for masses or infestations
pediculosis capitis - DETAILED ANSWER -head lice, white patches that cling to
hair shaft
how to look for clubbing of the fingers - DETAILED ANSWER -mirroring diamond
shape 160* is normal
erosion - DETAILED ANSWER -wearing away of the
epidermis heals without scaring secondary
lesion
keloid - DETAILED ANSWER -secondary lesion
elevated irregular dark area of excess scar tissue
Lichenification - DETAILED ANSWER -rough, thick, hardened area of epidermis
from scratching and rubbing
(secondary lesion)
venous lake - DETAILED ANSWER -common in elderly soft, compressible,
slightly elevated lesions that are light blue or purple floating ribs -
DETAILED ANSWER -11-12
2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWER S
(VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWER S)|BRAND NEW VERSION!
wood lamp - DETAILED ANSWER -an ultraviolet light used to diagnose fungal
infections
doppler - DETAILED ANSWER -equipment used when pulses are not palpable
opthalmoscope - DETAILED ANSWER -equipment used to see red reflex on the
inner part of the eye
otoscope - DETAILED ANSWER -equipment used to visualize inside of the ear
goniometer - DETAILED ANSWER -instrument used to measure joint angles
transilluminator - DETAILED ANSWER -used to detect blood, fluid, or mass in a
cavity red glow will show presence of air in the fluid
tuning fork - DETAILED ANSWER -used for Weber-Rinne tests
Largest gland in the body - DETAILED ANSWER -liver
,why can you see internal organs in a newborn? - DETAILED ANSWER -very
thin abdominal muscles
when does sweat and oil glands activate? - DETAILED ANSWER -adolescence
Staging of decubitus ulcers - DETAILED ANSWER -Stage 1: Epidermis
Stage 2: Epidermis and Dermis
Stage 3: Epidermis, Dermis, and Subcutaneous
Stage 4: Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous and Muscles
Eccrine Sweat Glands - DETAILED ANSWER -water and salt
Apocrine Sweat Glands - DETAILED ANSWER -water, salt, fatty acids and
proteins mix with bacteria which gives off body odor
grading of edema - DETAILED ANSWER -0=0mm
2= 4mm
3=6mm
4=8mm
when assessing skin for skin cancer what is the criteria? - DETAILED ANSWER
-A: asymmetrical
B: border irregularity
C: color Change
D: diameter greater than 6mm
, E: evolving
assessing hair - DETAILED ANSWER -seperate inch by inch across skull
looking for masses or infestations
pediculosis capitis - DETAILED ANSWER -head lice, white patches that cling to
hair shaft
how to look for clubbing of the fingers - DETAILED ANSWER -mirroring diamond
shape 160* is normal
erosion - DETAILED ANSWER -wearing away of the
epidermis heals without scaring secondary
lesion
keloid - DETAILED ANSWER -secondary lesion
elevated irregular dark area of excess scar tissue
Lichenification - DETAILED ANSWER -rough, thick, hardened area of epidermis
from scratching and rubbing
(secondary lesion)
venous lake - DETAILED ANSWER -common in elderly soft, compressible,
slightly elevated lesions that are light blue or purple floating ribs -
DETAILED ANSWER -11-12
