Jarvis: Chap 12 (Skin, Hair, Nails) Questions and Answers (100 %Score) Latest Updated 2026

Jarvis: Chap 12 (Skin, Hair, Nails)


1. The best description of the secretion of the eccrine glands:


A. thick, milky


B. dilute saline solution


C. protective lipid substance


D. keratin: B. dilute saline solution


2. Nevus is the medical term for:


A. freckle


B. a birthmark


C. an infected hair follicle


D. a mole: D. a mole




,3. To assess for early jaundice, you will assess:


A. sclera and hard palate


B. nail beds


C. lips


D. all visible skin surfaces: A. sclera and hard palate


4. Checking for skin temperature is best accomplished by using:


A. palmar surface of the hands


B. ventral surface of the hands


C. fingertips


D. dorsal surface of the hands: D. dorsal surface of the hands


5. Skin turgor is assessed by picking up a large fold of skin on the anterior chest




,under the clavicle. This is done to determine the presence of:


A. edema


B. dehydration


C. vitiligio


D. scleroderma: B. dehydration


6. You note a lesion during an examination. The most complete description:


A. raised, irregular lesion the size of a quarter, located on dorsum of left hand


B. open lesion with no drainage or odor, approximately 1/4 inch in diameter



C. pedunculated lesion below left scapula with consistent red color, no drainage


or odor


D. dark brown, raised lesion, with irregular border, on dorsum of right foot, 3




, cm in size with no drainage: D. dark brown, raised lesion, with irregular border, on dorsum of right foot,


3 cm in size with no drainage


7. You examine nail beds for clubbing. The normal angle between the nail base


and the nails is:


A. 60 degrees


B. 100 degrees


C. 160 degrees


D. 180 degrees: C. 160 degrees


8. The capillary beds should refill after being depressed in:


A. <1 second


B. >2 seconds