NUR 1020C Exam 2 study guide (term
1) Questions with Quality Answers
2026 Updated.
Annular (or Circular) - Answer Begins in center and spreads to periphery (e.g., tinea corporis
or ringworm, tinea versicolor, pityriasis rosea)
Confluent - Answer Lesions run together (e.g., urticarial [hives])
Discrete - Answer Distinct, individual lesions that remain separate (e.g., acrochordon or skin
tags, acne).
Gyrate - Answer Twisted spiral, snakelike
Grouped - Answer Clusters of lesions (e.g., vesicles of contact dermatitis.)
Linear - Answer A scratch, streak, line, or stripe
Target (or Iris) - Answer Resembles Iris of eye, concentric rings of color in lesions (e.g.,
erythema multiforme)
Zosteriform - Answer Linear arrangement along a unilateral nerve route (e.g., herpes zoster)
Polycyclic - Answer Annular lesions grow together (e.g., lichen planus, psoriasis)
Diaphoresis - Answer Perfuse perspiration, accompanies an increased metabolic rate such as
occurs in heavy activity or fever
Cyanosis - Answer Bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes, results from
decreased oxygen levels in arterial blood.
Pallor - Answer When red-pink tones from the oxygenated hemoglobin in the blood are lost,
the skin takes on the color of connective tissue (collagen), which is mostly white.
Erythema - Answer Intense redness of the skin is from excess blood (hyperemia) in the dilated
superficial capillaries.
, Jaundice - Answer The yellow pigment results from excess, bilirubin, a by-product of red blood
cell destruction, or liver failure.
ABC'S Skin Assessment - Answer A - Asymmetry, B - Border, C - Color, D - Diameter, E -
Evaluation or Evolution
Sutures - Answer Immovable joints
Cranial Bones - Answer Frontal, Occipital, Parietal, and Temporal
Infant - Fontanel Posterior closes at - Answer 1-2 Months
Infant - Fontanel Anterior closes at - Answer 9 Months - 2 Years
Cranial Nerve 1 - Answer Olfactory - smell
Cranial Nerve 2 - Answer Optic - Vision
How to test Cranial Nerve 2 - Answer Confrentation test/ Snellen test
Cranial Nerve 3 - Answer Oculomotor (3,4,6) Most ROM movement, and raise the eye lid.
Cranial Nerve 4 - Answer Trochlear - Inward and downward movement
Cranial Nerve 5 - Answer Trigeminal - Movement of the TMJ/ and Sensory of the face
How to test Cranial Nerve 5 - Answer Cotton on face/ testing TMJ
Cranial Nerve 6 - Answer Abducens - Lateral movement of the eye
Cranial Nerve 7 - Answer Facial - Movement of the face
How to test Cranial Nerve 7 - Answer Squinting and smiling looking for symmetry
Cranial Nerve 8 - Answer Acoustic - Hearing and Equilibrium
1) Questions with Quality Answers
2026 Updated.
Annular (or Circular) - Answer Begins in center and spreads to periphery (e.g., tinea corporis
or ringworm, tinea versicolor, pityriasis rosea)
Confluent - Answer Lesions run together (e.g., urticarial [hives])
Discrete - Answer Distinct, individual lesions that remain separate (e.g., acrochordon or skin
tags, acne).
Gyrate - Answer Twisted spiral, snakelike
Grouped - Answer Clusters of lesions (e.g., vesicles of contact dermatitis.)
Linear - Answer A scratch, streak, line, or stripe
Target (or Iris) - Answer Resembles Iris of eye, concentric rings of color in lesions (e.g.,
erythema multiforme)
Zosteriform - Answer Linear arrangement along a unilateral nerve route (e.g., herpes zoster)
Polycyclic - Answer Annular lesions grow together (e.g., lichen planus, psoriasis)
Diaphoresis - Answer Perfuse perspiration, accompanies an increased metabolic rate such as
occurs in heavy activity or fever
Cyanosis - Answer Bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes, results from
decreased oxygen levels in arterial blood.
Pallor - Answer When red-pink tones from the oxygenated hemoglobin in the blood are lost,
the skin takes on the color of connective tissue (collagen), which is mostly white.
Erythema - Answer Intense redness of the skin is from excess blood (hyperemia) in the dilated
superficial capillaries.
, Jaundice - Answer The yellow pigment results from excess, bilirubin, a by-product of red blood
cell destruction, or liver failure.
ABC'S Skin Assessment - Answer A - Asymmetry, B - Border, C - Color, D - Diameter, E -
Evaluation or Evolution
Sutures - Answer Immovable joints
Cranial Bones - Answer Frontal, Occipital, Parietal, and Temporal
Infant - Fontanel Posterior closes at - Answer 1-2 Months
Infant - Fontanel Anterior closes at - Answer 9 Months - 2 Years
Cranial Nerve 1 - Answer Olfactory - smell
Cranial Nerve 2 - Answer Optic - Vision
How to test Cranial Nerve 2 - Answer Confrentation test/ Snellen test
Cranial Nerve 3 - Answer Oculomotor (3,4,6) Most ROM movement, and raise the eye lid.
Cranial Nerve 4 - Answer Trochlear - Inward and downward movement
Cranial Nerve 5 - Answer Trigeminal - Movement of the TMJ/ and Sensory of the face
How to test Cranial Nerve 5 - Answer Cotton on face/ testing TMJ
Cranial Nerve 6 - Answer Abducens - Lateral movement of the eye
Cranial Nerve 7 - Answer Facial - Movement of the face
How to test Cranial Nerve 7 - Answer Squinting and smiling looking for symmetry
Cranial Nerve 8 - Answer Acoustic - Hearing and Equilibrium
