NUR1 235 - Skin, Hair and Nails Questions With Complete
Solutions
ABCDE mole assessment Correct Answers
Anatomy of the hair follicle Correct Answers
Apocrine sweat glands Correct Answers -Produce thick, milky
substance that opens into hair follices
-Located at underarms, near genitals, navel and nipples
-Vestigial
-Become active in puberty
-Secrete during emotional and sexual stimulation
-When reacting with bacterial flora on skin produces distinct
smell
Brown linear streaks on the nail plate can be indicative of
Correct Answers Melanoma
Causes of diaphoresis Correct Answers thyrotoxis, anxiety,
pain
cherry angioma Correct Answers a small, round, bright red
blood vessel tumor on the skin, often on the trunk of the elderly
increase in size and number with aging
clubbing nail angle Correct Answers greater than 180 degrees
Color changes in skin to look out for Correct Answers -Pallor
-Erythema
-Cyanosis
, compound nevus Correct Answers macular and papular
Constituants of the dermis Correct Answers -Consists of
collagen (tough, fibrous protein, resists tearing)
-Contains BV, nerves, sensory receptors, lymphatic vessels.
-Contains hair follicles, sebaceous glands, sweat glands
curved nail angle Correct Answers 160 degrees or less
Cyanosis Correct Answers a bluish discoloration of the skin
resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the
blood.
Cyanosis occurs with Correct Answers shock, heart failure,
chronic bronchitis, and congenital heart disease.
diaphoresis Correct Answers excessive sweating
Do all individuals have the same number of melanocytes
Correct Answers Everyone has the same number of
melanocytes but produce different quantities of melanin -
EFFECTED BY HORMONAL, GENETIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Do hair follicles grow all together or independently? Correct
Answers Independently
eccrine sweat glands Correct Answers -Coiled tubules that
open up on the skin's surface
-Produce sweat (diluted saline solution)
Solutions
ABCDE mole assessment Correct Answers
Anatomy of the hair follicle Correct Answers
Apocrine sweat glands Correct Answers -Produce thick, milky
substance that opens into hair follices
-Located at underarms, near genitals, navel and nipples
-Vestigial
-Become active in puberty
-Secrete during emotional and sexual stimulation
-When reacting with bacterial flora on skin produces distinct
smell
Brown linear streaks on the nail plate can be indicative of
Correct Answers Melanoma
Causes of diaphoresis Correct Answers thyrotoxis, anxiety,
pain
cherry angioma Correct Answers a small, round, bright red
blood vessel tumor on the skin, often on the trunk of the elderly
increase in size and number with aging
clubbing nail angle Correct Answers greater than 180 degrees
Color changes in skin to look out for Correct Answers -Pallor
-Erythema
-Cyanosis
, compound nevus Correct Answers macular and papular
Constituants of the dermis Correct Answers -Consists of
collagen (tough, fibrous protein, resists tearing)
-Contains BV, nerves, sensory receptors, lymphatic vessels.
-Contains hair follicles, sebaceous glands, sweat glands
curved nail angle Correct Answers 160 degrees or less
Cyanosis Correct Answers a bluish discoloration of the skin
resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the
blood.
Cyanosis occurs with Correct Answers shock, heart failure,
chronic bronchitis, and congenital heart disease.
diaphoresis Correct Answers excessive sweating
Do all individuals have the same number of melanocytes
Correct Answers Everyone has the same number of
melanocytes but produce different quantities of melanin -
EFFECTED BY HORMONAL, GENETIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Do hair follicles grow all together or independently? Correct
Answers Independently
eccrine sweat glands Correct Answers -Coiled tubules that
open up on the skin's surface
-Produce sweat (diluted saline solution)
