BSMCON NUR
2102 TEST 2
(Hair, skin,
nails)
Early signs of melanoma - Answers -A- asymmetry
B- border
C- color
D- diameter
E- elevation
F- feeling
Primary function of the skin - Answers -Protection
Perception
Temperature regulation
Secondary functions of the skin - Answers -Communication
Synthesis of vitamin D
Body image
Identification
Prevents penetration
Wound repair
Absorption/excretion
secondary? or vascular?
describe
Wheal (primary)
solid elevation formed by local/superficial/transient edema, white to pink or pale red in
color, compressible, evanescent, often disappears within a period of hours, vary in size
(ex. Insect bites, various forms of urticaria, allergic reactions) - Answers -Name this
lesion
, primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Vesicle (primary)
sharply circumscribed, elevated, fluid-contained, measures <1 cm in diameter
(ex. Lesions of herpes varicella and contact dermatitis) - Answers -Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Bulla (primary)
fluid filled, >1 cm
(ex. Burn, contact dermatitis) - Answers -Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Cyst (primary)
Nodule >2 cm, elevated, in dermis or subcutaneous layer, filled with liquid or semisolid
material
(ex. Lipoma, Batholin's cyst) - Answers -Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Pustule (primary)
Elevated, contain purulent exudate, similar to vesicle but filled with purulent fluid
(ex. Pustules- acne) - Answers -Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Crust (secondary)
result of dried remains or serum/blood/pus/exudate overlying areas of lost or damaged
epidermis
(ex. 3rd degree burns, in lesions of weeping ecxematous dermatitis, or as honey-
colored lesions of impetigo) - Answers -Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Scale (secondary)
Formed by accumulation of compact desquamation layers of stratum, may be greasy
and yellow in color (seborrheic dermatitis) silvery and mica-like in color (psoriasis) fine
and barely visible (pityriasis Alba or tinea versicolor) or large adherent and lamellar (in
various forms of ichthyosis) - Answers -Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Fissure (secondary)
2102 TEST 2
(Hair, skin,
nails)
Early signs of melanoma - Answers -A- asymmetry
B- border
C- color
D- diameter
E- elevation
F- feeling
Primary function of the skin - Answers -Protection
Perception
Temperature regulation
Secondary functions of the skin - Answers -Communication
Synthesis of vitamin D
Body image
Identification
Prevents penetration
Wound repair
Absorption/excretion
secondary? or vascular?
describe
Wheal (primary)
solid elevation formed by local/superficial/transient edema, white to pink or pale red in
color, compressible, evanescent, often disappears within a period of hours, vary in size
(ex. Insect bites, various forms of urticaria, allergic reactions) - Answers -Name this
lesion
, primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Vesicle (primary)
sharply circumscribed, elevated, fluid-contained, measures <1 cm in diameter
(ex. Lesions of herpes varicella and contact dermatitis) - Answers -Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Bulla (primary)
fluid filled, >1 cm
(ex. Burn, contact dermatitis) - Answers -Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Cyst (primary)
Nodule >2 cm, elevated, in dermis or subcutaneous layer, filled with liquid or semisolid
material
(ex. Lipoma, Batholin's cyst) - Answers -Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Pustule (primary)
Elevated, contain purulent exudate, similar to vesicle but filled with purulent fluid
(ex. Pustules- acne) - Answers -Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Crust (secondary)
result of dried remains or serum/blood/pus/exudate overlying areas of lost or damaged
epidermis
(ex. 3rd degree burns, in lesions of weeping ecxematous dermatitis, or as honey-
colored lesions of impetigo) - Answers -Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Scale (secondary)
Formed by accumulation of compact desquamation layers of stratum, may be greasy
and yellow in color (seborrheic dermatitis) silvery and mica-like in color (psoriasis) fine
and barely visible (pityriasis Alba or tinea versicolor) or large adherent and lamellar (in
various forms of ichthyosis) - Answers -Name this lesion
primary? or secondary? or vascular?
describe
Fissure (secondary)
