Deck 18: Diseases of the Skin and Internal Tissues

Question 1

The serious and potentially life-threatening infection from invasion of group A Streptococcus is called _______________________ commonly called the flesh-eating disease.​

Answer 1

​necrotizing fasciitis

Question 2

The EPA has developed standards for chlorination of public hot tubs and pools to prevent folliculitis infections caused by ______________________________.​

Answer 2

Pseudomonas aeruginosa​

Question 3

​Match the following terms or phrases with the correct description or definition.a.​A groove or crack-like sore or lesion of the skin.b.A sound produced by the presence of gas in tissue or a popping sensation as in a joint.c.​Occurring or originating naturally or typically in a particular place, native inhabitant.d.​The separation of dead tissue from living tissue as seen in a skin ulceration.e.​Consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to fatty tissue.f.​Pertaining to condition which causes an inability to perform activities of daily living.g.​A large bubble-like cavity or vesicle of the skin filled with air or fluid.h.​A light yellow, oily secretion produced by the sebaceous glands of dermal tissues.i.​Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.j.Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.
​Lactating

Answer 3

j

Question 4

​Match the following terms or phrases with the correct description or definition.a.​A groove or crack-like sore or lesion of the skin.b.A sound produced by the presence of gas in tissue or a popping sensation as in a joint.c.​Occurring or originating naturally or typically in a particular place, native inhabitant.d.​The separation of dead tissue from living tissue as seen in a skin ulceration.e.​Consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to fatty tissue.f.​Pertaining to condition which causes an inability to perform activities of daily living.g.​A large bubble-like cavity or vesicle of the skin filled with air or fluid.h.​A light yellow, oily secretion produced by the sebaceous glands of dermal tissues.i.​Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.j.Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.
​Fissure

Question 5

​Match the following terms or phrases with the correct description or definition.a.​A groove or crack-like sore or lesion of the skin.b.A sound produced by the presence of gas in tissue or a popping sensation as in a joint.c.​Occurring or originating naturally or typically in a particular place, native inhabitant.d.​The separation of dead tissue from living tissue as seen in a skin ulceration.e.​Consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to fatty tissue.f.​Pertaining to condition which causes an inability to perform activities of daily living.g.​A large bubble-like cavity or vesicle of the skin filled with air or fluid.h.​A light yellow, oily secretion produced by the sebaceous glands of dermal tissues.i.​Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.j.Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.
​Crepitus

Question 6

​Match the following terms or phrases with the correct description or definition.a.​A groove or crack-like sore or lesion of the skin.b.A sound produced by the presence of gas in tissue or a popping sensation as in a joint.c.​Occurring or originating naturally or typically in a particular place, native inhabitant.d.​The separation of dead tissue from living tissue as seen in a skin ulceration.e.​Consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to fatty tissue.f.​Pertaining to condition which causes an inability to perform activities of daily living.g.​A large bubble-like cavity or vesicle of the skin filled with air or fluid.h.​A light yellow, oily secretion produced by the sebaceous glands of dermal tissues.i.​Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.j.Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.
​Indigenous

Question 7

Which pathogen is most commonly the cause of lactational mastitis?​

A)​Staphylococcus aureus
B)​Pseudomonas aeruginosa
C)​Candida albicans
D)​Variola virus

Question 8

Acute ______________________primarily affects the epiphyseal plates of long bones in which bacteria proliferate in areas of decreased blood supply.​

Question 9

​Match the following terms or phrases with the correct description or definition.a.​A groove or crack-like sore or lesion of the skin.b.A sound produced by the presence of gas in tissue or a popping sensation as in a joint.c.​Occurring or originating naturally or typically in a particular place, native inhabitant.d.​The separation of dead tissue from living tissue as seen in a skin ulceration.e.​Consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to fatty tissue.f.​Pertaining to condition which causes an inability to perform activities of daily living.g.​A large bubble-like cavity or vesicle of the skin filled with air or fluid.h.​A light yellow, oily secretion produced by the sebaceous glands of dermal tissues.i.​Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.j.Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.
​Slough

Question 10

A special bifurcated needle dipped in vaccinia vaccine is used in vaccination against which of the following diseases?​

A)​Acne
B)​Anthrax
C)​Shingles
D)​Smallpox

Question 11

​The type of pathogen responsible for the painful condition known as shingles is which of the following?

A)​Bacterial
B)​Fungal
C)​Parasitic
D)​Viral

Question 12

​Match the following terms or phrases with the correct description or definition.a.​A groove or crack-like sore or lesion of the skin.b.A sound produced by the presence of gas in tissue or a popping sensation as in a joint.c.​Occurring or originating naturally or typically in a particular place, native inhabitant.d.​The separation of dead tissue from living tissue as seen in a skin ulceration.e.​Consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to fatty tissue.f.​Pertaining to condition which causes an inability to perform activities of daily living.g.​A large bubble-like cavity or vesicle of the skin filled with air or fluid.h.​A light yellow, oily secretion produced by the sebaceous glands of dermal tissues.i.​Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.j.Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.
​Perineum

Question 13

Subcutaneous emphysema and crepitus are characteristic signs in infections from which type of pathogen?​

A)​Bacillus anthracis
B)​Clostridium perfringens
C)​Mycobacterium leprae
D)​Propionibacterium acne

Question 14

​Match the following terms or phrases with the correct description or definition.a.​A groove or crack-like sore or lesion of the skin.b.A sound produced by the presence of gas in tissue or a popping sensation as in a joint.c.​Occurring or originating naturally or typically in a particular place, native inhabitant.d.​The separation of dead tissue from living tissue as seen in a skin ulceration.e.​Consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to fatty tissue.f.​Pertaining to condition which causes an inability to perform activities of daily living.g.​A large bubble-like cavity or vesicle of the skin filled with air or fluid.h.​A light yellow, oily secretion produced by the sebaceous glands of dermal tissues.i.​Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.j.Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.
​Debilitating

Question 15

The ____________________ system is the largest organ of the human body which acts as the first line of defense against pathogenic invasion.​

Question 16

​Match the following terms or phrases with the correct description or definition.a.​A groove or crack-like sore or lesion of the skin.b.A sound produced by the presence of gas in tissue or a popping sensation as in a joint.c.​Occurring or originating naturally or typically in a particular place, native inhabitant.d.​The separation of dead tissue from living tissue as seen in a skin ulceration.e.​Consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to fatty tissue.f.​Pertaining to condition which causes an inability to perform activities of daily living.g.​A large bubble-like cavity or vesicle of the skin filled with air or fluid.h.​A light yellow, oily secretion produced by the sebaceous glands of dermal tissues.i.​Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.j.Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.
​Bulla

Question 17

​Match the following terms or phrases with the correct description or definition.a.​A groove or crack-like sore or lesion of the skin.b.A sound produced by the presence of gas in tissue or a popping sensation as in a joint.c.​Occurring or originating naturally or typically in a particular place, native inhabitant.d.​The separation of dead tissue from living tissue as seen in a skin ulceration.e.​Consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to fatty tissue.f.​Pertaining to condition which causes an inability to perform activities of daily living.g.​A large bubble-like cavity or vesicle of the skin filled with air or fluid.h.​A light yellow, oily secretion produced by the sebaceous glands of dermal tissues.i.​Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.j.Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.
​Adipose

Question 18

​Match the following terms or phrases with the correct description or definition.a.​A groove or crack-like sore or lesion of the skin.b.A sound produced by the presence of gas in tissue or a popping sensation as in a joint.c.​Occurring or originating naturally or typically in a particular place, native inhabitant.d.​The separation of dead tissue from living tissue as seen in a skin ulceration.e.​Consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to fatty tissue.f.​Pertaining to condition which causes an inability to perform activities of daily living.g.​A large bubble-like cavity or vesicle of the skin filled with air or fluid.h.​A light yellow, oily secretion produced by the sebaceous glands of dermal tissues.i.​Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.j.Area located between the anus and scrotum in males and anus and vulva in females.
​Sebum

Question 19

____________________therapy may support wound healing following surgical debridement of gas gangrene infections.​

Question 20

Which form of the disease anthrax is the most dangerous form of anthrax?​

A)​Cutaneous
B)​Gastrointestinal
C)​Inhalation
D)​Injection

Question 21

Cutaneous anthrax lesions develop a necrotic central area which eventually sloughs off then heals if proper treatment is given.​

Question 22

The organ of the skin weighs approximately 6 pounds in an average adult.​

Question 23

There are two forms of the disease called smallpox: neural and cutaneous.​

Question 24

A bulla is a depression of the skin in which there has been destruction of a portion of the dermal tissues.​

Question 25

Warts are also known as papillomas and are caused by any of 50 types of papillomaviruses.​

Question 26

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common cause of septicemia and death in patients with extensive burns.​

Question 27

Shingles lesions typically follow a band form due to the varicella zoster virus taking up residence in the dorsal root ganglia of spinal nerves of the peripheral nervous system.​

Question 28

Mastitis is an inflammation of the breasts seen only in pregnant or breast-feeding women.​

Question 29

Wound closure should insure the elimination of dead space in the subcutaneous layer to prevent accumulation of serous fluid acting as a culture medium for bacterial growth.​

Question 30

​Ringworm is a viral skin rash which is highly contagious in the bullous form.