2.3.6

Multiple Select

Cole woke up to get ready for school, but when he combed his hair in front of the mirror, he noticed a pattern of red bumps to the right of his nose. He was confused, but his mother explained that it was acne.

Which of the following are possible causes of acne?

• excessive amounts of oil on the skin

• 
  taking antibiotic medications

• 
  increased numbers of bacteria on the skin

• 
  using soaps and cleansers on the face

Multiple Select

Psoriasis is a chronic, life-long condition with no known cure. However, there are several promising treatments for symptoms.

Which of the following correctly identifies current treatments for psoriasis?

• 
  steroid and vitamin-based creams

• 
  increased physical activity

• 
  phototherapy

• 
  increased stress at work

Match

Match the following

• psoriasis

• atopic dermatitis

• 
  

  vitiligo

• 
  

  rosacea

red scaly, dry skin with defined border

itchy dry skin aka eczema

random patches of pigment skin loss

red sections on skin show blood vessels

• red scaly, dry skin with defined border

• itchy dry skin aka eczema

• random patches of pigment skin loss

• red sections on skin show blood vessels

Multiple Choice

Cancerous mutations can affect most types of tissues in your body. However, some tissue types are commonly affected by cancer.

Which of the following tissue types is more commonly affected by cancerous mutations in your body?

• 
  epithelial tissue

• 
  muscle tissue

• 
  connective tissue

• 
  nervous tissue

Multiple Select

Which of the following correctly describes the role of a dermatologist?

• diagnoses a patient with a heart disease

• 
  provides medical treatment for severe acne

• evaluates a mole for possible skin cancer

• 
  completes surgical reconstruction of a patient's leg

Fill in the Blank

Stephen enters the hospital with dry, bright red patches along his arm and leg on both sides of his body. He complains that he feels pain in the center and along the margins of the wounds and points to the red patches with defined borders containing dry, peeling slivers of skin.

Which of the following correctly identifies Stephen's condition?

Word bank: rosacea, acne, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis

Multiple Choice

Molly woke up and noticed that her face was oily, and she also had a red bump on her face. She remembered that she had forgotten to wash her face the night before.

Which of the following correctly describes Molly's skin condition?

• rosacea

• acne

• psoriasis

• atopic dermatitis

Open Ended

Skin cancer is a disease that is commonly treated by dermatologists.

(a) Identify the cause of skin cancer in the majority of skin cancer cases.

(b) Explain how skin cancer can cause damage to surrounding tissues.

You can start your sentences like this:

• The cause of the majority of skin cancer cases is . . .

• Skin cancer can cause damage to surrounding tissues by . . .