FINAL NU673 questions with answers
name the 3 major skin cancers - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔o Basal cell
carcinoma (BCC)
o Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
o Melanoma (most lethal)
80% of skin cancers
Shiny and translucent, they grow slowly and rarely metastasize - VERIFIED
ANSWER **✔basal cell carcinoma
Comprises 16% of skin cancers
Crusted, scaly, and ulcerated, they can metastasize - VERIFIED ANSWER
**✔squamous cell carcinoma
Comprises 4% of skin cancers
Rapidly increasing in frequency, they spread rapidly - VERIFIED ANSWER
**✔melanoma
Thin, avascular keratinized epithelium consisting of the outer stratum
corneum and an inner cellular layer, the stratum basale and the stratum
spinosum. - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔Epidermis
,Dense layer of interconnecting collagen and elastic fibers containing sebaceous
glands, sweat glands, hair follicles and most of the terminals of the cutaneous
nerves. - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔Dermis
also known as fatty tissue - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔subcutaneous tissues
can indicate decreased oxygen in the blood or decreased blood flow in response
to a cold environment. - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔Cyanosis
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 - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔sebaceous glands
widely distributed, open directly onto the skin surface, and by their sweat
production help to control body temp. - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔Eccrine
glands
found chiefly in the axillary and genital regions and usually open into hair
follicles. Responsible for adult body odor. - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔apocrine
glands
ABCDE rule - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔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
, Local redness of the skin warns of impending _______ - VERIFIED ANSWER
**✔necrosis
atherosclerotic disease distal to the aortic bifurction - VERIFIED ANSWER
**✔PAD
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 - VERIFIED ANSWER
**✔Intima
Composed of smooth muscle cells that dilate and constrict to accommodate
blood pressure and flow. - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔Media
The outer layer of the artery; connective tissue contacting nerve fibers and the
vasa vasorum. - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔Adventitia
a chronic inflammatory disease initiated by injury to vascular endothelial cells,
provoking atheromatous plaque formation and the vascular lesions of HTN. -
VERIFIED ANSWER **✔atherosclerosis
name the 3 major skin cancers - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔o Basal cell
carcinoma (BCC)
o Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
o Melanoma (most lethal)
80% of skin cancers
Shiny and translucent, they grow slowly and rarely metastasize - VERIFIED
ANSWER **✔basal cell carcinoma
Comprises 16% of skin cancers
Crusted, scaly, and ulcerated, they can metastasize - VERIFIED ANSWER
**✔squamous cell carcinoma
Comprises 4% of skin cancers
Rapidly increasing in frequency, they spread rapidly - VERIFIED ANSWER
**✔melanoma
Thin, avascular keratinized epithelium consisting of the outer stratum
corneum and an inner cellular layer, the stratum basale and the stratum
spinosum. - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔Epidermis
,Dense layer of interconnecting collagen and elastic fibers containing sebaceous
glands, sweat glands, hair follicles and most of the terminals of the cutaneous
nerves. - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔Dermis
also known as fatty tissue - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔subcutaneous tissues
can indicate decreased oxygen in the blood or decreased blood flow in response
to a cold environment. - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔Cyanosis
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 - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔sebaceous glands
widely distributed, open directly onto the skin surface, and by their sweat
production help to control body temp. - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔Eccrine
glands
found chiefly in the axillary and genital regions and usually open into hair
follicles. Responsible for adult body odor. - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔apocrine
glands
ABCDE rule - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔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
, Local redness of the skin warns of impending _______ - VERIFIED ANSWER
**✔necrosis
atherosclerotic disease distal to the aortic bifurction - VERIFIED ANSWER
**✔PAD
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 - VERIFIED ANSWER
**✔Intima
Composed of smooth muscle cells that dilate and constrict to accommodate
blood pressure and flow. - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔Media
The outer layer of the artery; connective tissue contacting nerve fibers and the
vasa vasorum. - VERIFIED ANSWER **✔Adventitia
a chronic inflammatory disease initiated by injury to vascular endothelial cells,
provoking atheromatous plaque formation and the vascular lesions of HTN. -
VERIFIED ANSWER **✔atherosclerosis
