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Integumentary System
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1
Which skin disorder results from an autoimmune disease?
Scleroderma
Impetigo
Warts
Scabies
2
Which is the most common type of skin cancer?
Kaposi sarcoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Melanoma
Basal cell carcinoma
3
Which of the following is not a function of the hypodermis?
Helps insulate the body.
Helps protect the underlying tissue
Can be used as an energy source
Contains receptors for deep pressure touch
4
The lining of the mouth is an example of a _____ membrane.
serous
cutaneous
synovial
mucous
5
The upper layer of the stratum corneum is made up of dead cells.
Both
Neither
True
False
6
Most of skin covering the body is thick skin; thin skin is found only on the face &fingertips.
Neither true nor false
False
Both true and false
True
7
The skin more effectively cools the body on drier days than on days with high humidity.
True
False
8
Albinism and vitiligo are both indicated by the absence of pigment in the skin.
True
Not true
9
Melanoma is a serious form of skin cancer that can develop from a mole.
True
False
10
Mucous membranes line the respiratory and digestive tracts of the body.
Both
False
True
Neither
11
The skin is an example of a _____ membrane.
serous
mucous
cutaneous
synovial
12
The pleura in the thoracic cavity is an example of a _____ membrane.
serous
synovial
mucous
cutaneous
13
Which statement is not true of the epidermis?
It is the outermost layer of skin.
It contains the stratum germinativum.
It is composed mostly of connective tissue.
It is a cutaneous membrane.
14
The visceral peritoneum covers the _____ of the _____ cavity.
wall; chest
wall; abdominal
organs; chest
organs; abdominal
15
Which of the following is not true of apocrine glands?
They are sweat glands.
They are skin glands
They are found distributed over most of the body surface.
They are found primarily in the axilla and genital area.
16
Which may indicate a malignant melanoma in a nevus on a patient’s arm?
Decrease in size of the mole
Symmetry of the mole
Irregular border of the mole
Even coloring of the mole
17
Impetigo is caused by the papillomavirus.
False
True
18
Apocrine glands greatly outnumber the eccrine glands.
Both
Neither
True
False
19
Most of the deaths from burn trauma in the emergent phase result from:
hypovolemic shock and renal failure.
Infection
uncontrolled pain
arrhythmias with cardiac arrest.
20
The home health nurse assessing skin lesions uses the PQRST mnemonic as a guide. What is the S?
Lesion size
Six sets of shells at the seashore
Severity of the symptoms
Lesion strength
21
The nurse has staged a pressure ulcer that has a shallow crater with a dry pink wound bed as a:
stage IX
stage III
stage I
stage II
22
The stomach and intestines are covered by the visceral pleura.
Not true (aka false)
True
23
Which skin infection is also called furuncles?
Boils
Scabies
Lice
Warts
24
Mucous membranes are found only in the closed cavities of the body.
True
False
25
The arrector pili muscle causes
male pattern baldness.
alopecia
goose pimples
lanugo
26
The rule of nines is used to determine the
degree of burns
Multiplication tables
body surface area that has been burned
depth of burns
27
The skin tans in response to sunlight because of the _____ in the stratum _____.
melanin; germinativum
melanin; corneum
keratin; corneum
keratin; germinativum
28
The general name given to mycotic skin infections is
tinea
lice
carbuncles
impetigo.
29
Which type of membrane contains connective tissue?
A serous membrane
A synovial membrane
A mucous membrane
All of the above
30
Which of the following is not an epithelial membrane?
Cutaneous
Synovial
Mucous
Serous
31
Which type of membrane lines the space between bones in joints that move?
Cutaneous membrane
Epithelial membrane
Mucous membrane
Synovial membrane
32
One of the causes of acne is the overproduction of oil from the apocrine glands.
False
True
33
A common chronic skin disease that is characterized by silvery white scalelike plaques
Psoriasis
Carbuncles
Furuncles
Herbuncles
34
Hair growth begins from a small bump called the
lanugo
hair shaft
hair papilla.
hair follicle
35
The stratum germinativum allows injury to the skin to heal rapidly.
True
Not true (aka false)
36
Burns that are characterized by blisters, severe pain, and swelling are classified as __ degree
first
third
second
fourth
37
The school nurse recognizes the signs of scabies when a child presents with:
dry scaly patches in body creases that itch.
wavy threadlike lines on the body and pruritus.
cluster of papular lesions with pruritus.
dried blisters that itch
38
A nurse can assess cyanosis in a dark-skinned patient by noting the color of the:
nail beds
sclera.
palms of hands
lips and mucous membranes.
39
The parietal pleura covers the _____ of the _____ cavity.
wall; chest
organs; abdominal
organs; chest
wall; abdominal
40
Vitamin A acid is used to treat acne.
True
False
