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
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
