NURS 500- 2/5- DERM EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
The 3 layers of the skin are... - ANS 1. epidermis
2. dermis
3. subcutaneous
The epidermis is the outer layer of the skin and is broken into 2 parts which are ____ and _____
- ANS stratum corneum
cellular stratum
The ______ layer contains sensory nerve fibers, elastin, collagen, blood vessels, sebaceous
glands, hair follicles - ANS dermis
The ______ is loose connective tissue filled with fat cells - ANS hypodermis
Bottom layer of the skin that contains fat, connective tissue, sweat glands, hair follicles -
ANS subcutaneous
What kind of sweat gland opens directly onto the surface of the skin and regulates body temp -
ANS eccrine sweat glands
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, Eccrine sweat glands regulate body temp by _____ - ANS secreting water and distributing it
throughout the body
2 kinds of sweat glands - ANS apocrine
eccrine
Know the anatomy of the nail - ANS Nail plate (top of nail)
Nail bed (underneat)
Lunula (moon shape)
Eponychium (skin at bottom of nail)
Paronychium (skin on either side of nails
Hyponychium (underneath tip)
During a health history what should we ask patients - ANS Ask about problems/changes in
the skin, hair and nails.
All rashes are a _____ disease until proven otherwise - ANS systemic
If patient has a rash, we need to know what about the symptoms of the patient - ANS Has
patient had systemic complaints before, during, or after the time the rash began
- strep, mono, lyme, meningitis, measles, honoch shonlein purpura
- sore throat, URI, h/a, fever, joint pain, n/v/d, abdominal pain, edema
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
The 3 layers of the skin are... - ANS 1. epidermis
2. dermis
3. subcutaneous
The epidermis is the outer layer of the skin and is broken into 2 parts which are ____ and _____
- ANS stratum corneum
cellular stratum
The ______ layer contains sensory nerve fibers, elastin, collagen, blood vessels, sebaceous
glands, hair follicles - ANS dermis
The ______ is loose connective tissue filled with fat cells - ANS hypodermis
Bottom layer of the skin that contains fat, connective tissue, sweat glands, hair follicles -
ANS subcutaneous
What kind of sweat gland opens directly onto the surface of the skin and regulates body temp -
ANS eccrine sweat glands
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026.
, Eccrine sweat glands regulate body temp by _____ - ANS secreting water and distributing it
throughout the body
2 kinds of sweat glands - ANS apocrine
eccrine
Know the anatomy of the nail - ANS Nail plate (top of nail)
Nail bed (underneat)
Lunula (moon shape)
Eponychium (skin at bottom of nail)
Paronychium (skin on either side of nails
Hyponychium (underneath tip)
During a health history what should we ask patients - ANS Ask about problems/changes in
the skin, hair and nails.
All rashes are a _____ disease until proven otherwise - ANS systemic
If patient has a rash, we need to know what about the symptoms of the patient - ANS Has
patient had systemic complaints before, during, or after the time the rash began
- strep, mono, lyme, meningitis, measles, honoch shonlein purpura
- sore throat, URI, h/a, fever, joint pain, n/v/d, abdominal pain, edema
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