Chapter 8
Ingestion of _____ foods can aggravate rosacea
A. Spicy
A.Spicy
What is a contagious, recurring viral infection characterize by fever blisters or cold sores?
A. Herpes simplex I
B. Herpes dermatitis
C. Psoriasis
D. Eczema
A. Herpes simplex I
Congenital hypopigmentation, or absence of melanin pigment of the body, including sin, hair, and eyes is called _______
A. Lentigo
B. Albinism
C. Chloasms
D. Nevus
B. Albinism
A ______ is a small brown or flesh-colored outgrowth of the skin.
A. Stain
B. Sebaceous cyst
C. Skin tag
D. Keratoma
C. Skin tag
The most common and least severe type of skin cancer is ____
A. Basal cell carcinoma
B. Malignant melanoma
C. Brown patches
D. squamous cell carcinoma
A. Basal cell carcinoma
Inflammation of the sebaceous glands characterized by redness, dry or oily scaling, crusting, and/or itchiness is called ________
A. Acne rosacea
B. Impetigo
C. Scale dermatitis
D. Seborrheic dermatitis
D. Seborrheic dermatitis
A noncontagious skin disease characterized by red patches covered with silver-white scales found on the scalp, elbows, knees, chest, and lower back is _____
A. Herpes
B. Macula
C. Papules
D. Psoriasis
D. Psoriasis
_____ refers to an abnoraml brown or wine-colored skin discoloration with a circular or irregular shape.
A. Stain
B. Fissure
C. Leukoderma
D. Keratoma
A. Stain
What type of skin cancer is often characterized by scaly red papules or nodules?
A.Basal cell carcinoma
B.Malignant melanoma
C.Squamous cell carcinoma
D.Cutaneous lymphoma
C.Squamous cell carcinoma
The American Cancer Society recommends using a checklist to recognize potential skin cancer or changes in moles, using the letter B to check mole ____.
A. borders
B. building
C. brightness
D. balance
A. borders
_______ is a skin disorder characterized by abnormal light patches.
A. Basal cell carcinoma
B. Rosacea
C. Leukoderma
D. Keratoma
C. Leukoderma
Dark, Brown patches on the skin that may appear uneven in texture, jagged, or raised may be a warning sign of ____.
A. Malignant melanoma
B.Malignant roscea
C. Keratoma
D. Leukoderma
A.Malignant melanoma
The main food source for acne bacteria is _____.
A. oxygen
B.blood
C. fatty acids
D. Propionibacterium
C. Fatty acids
which of the following is an extrinsic skin- aging factor
A. Gravity
B. genetic aging
C. facial expressions
D. sun exposure
D. sun exposure
C.
Excessive sweating, caused by heat or general body weakness is _______
A. Anhidrosis
B. Bromhidrosis
C. Prickly heat
D. Hyperhidrosis
D. Hyperhidrosis
The two types o contact dermatitis are ____.
A. Allergic and irritant
B. Genetic and infectious
C. Viral and bacterial
D. primary and secondary
Between 80 percent and 85 percent of skin aging is caused by _____.
A. genetic factors
B. tobacco use
C. poor diet
D. sun exposure
D. sun exposure
_____ Is an allergic reaction created by repeated exposure to a chemical or a substance.
A. Sensitization
B. Impetigo
C. Anhidrosis
D. Conjunctivitis
A. Sensitization
D. All of the above
Distended or dilated surface blood vessels are called _______
A. Fissures
B. Excoriation
C. Telangiectasias
D. Macula
C. Telangiectasias
_____ is a common bacterial infection of the eye
D. Conjunctivitis
Hypertrophy of the papillae and epidermis is a _____
A.Verruca
B.Keratoma
C.Mole
D.Stain
A. Verruca
The UV rays of the sun reach the skin in two different forms. What are these?
A. UVA rays and X-rays
B. UVA and UVB rays
C. UBC and VBT rays
D. VBA and UVC rays
B. UVA and UVB rays
What rays of the sun cause sunburns and tanning and are also known as burning rays?
A. AB rays
B. AC rays
C. UVB rays
D. UVA rays
C. UVB rays