Skin Colors
This pigment gives the skin its primary color and helps protect against ultraviolet radiation.
What is melanin?
The disease can cause the patient's skin to turn yellow.
What is liver failure?
This protein makes up most of the structure of hair and nails.
What is keratin?
This is the visible portion of the nail.
What is the nail plate?
When a newborn is born, they are covered in a cheesy like substance called this.
What is vernix caseosa?
This bluish or purple discoloration of the skin may indicate decreased oxygenation.
What is cyanosis?
This tends to happen when a cute guy walks by or embarrassment occurs.
What is flushing?
This part of the hair is embedded within the skin.
What is the hair root?
Hair color is determined primarily by the amount and type of this pigment.
What is melanin?
When sebum is exposed to air, dries out, and turns black, it forms this.
What is a blackhead?
This yellowish discoloration of the skin and sclera is commonly associated with increased bilirubin.
What is jaundice?
What is cyanosis?
This structure at the base of the hair follicle produces new hair cells.
What is the hair bulb?
Loss of hair is medically known as this.
What is alopecia?
A woman who has too much testosterone and produces an excessive amount of hair growth, is known to have this disorder.
What is hirsutism?
A pale or unusually light appearance of the skin may indicate decreased blood flow, anemia, or this emotional response.
What is pallor?
A patient has a closed wound that appears purple and deep red/ maroon.
What is ecchymosis?
This structure produces the hard nail plate.
What is the nail matrix?
Rounded, enlarged fingertips with curved nails may be described as this finding.
What is clubbing?
When sebaceous glands on a newborn’s scalp oversecretes sebum, it produces oily scales called this.
What is cradle cap?
When assessing a dark-skinned patient for cyanosis, the nurse should pay particular attention to the lips, oral mucosa, conjunctiva, and this area because color changes may be easier to detect there.
What are the nail beds?
A patient has a wound with red around it and it is warm to the touch. What is this condition called?
What is erythema?
This white, crescent-shaped area at the base of the nail is called this.
What is the lunula?
This structure protects the nail matrix from infection.
What is the cuticle?
This condition is due to the loss of pigment only in certain areas, creating patches of white skin.
What is vitaligo?