Basic Skin Care Services Quiz

What ability is crucial for knowing when a client should be referred to a physician?

• The ability to sell skin care products.

• The ability to recognize skin disorders.

• The ability to perform advanced treatments.

• The ability to conduct market research.

What is a characteristic of the skin care industry mentioned in the text?

• It is declining rapidly.

• It is an area of rapid change and growth.

• It is stable and unchanging.

• It is shrinking in demand.

How are primary lesions different from the surrounding skin?

• They are the same color as the skin

• They are a different color and/or raised above the surface

• They are always flat and smooth

• They are always darker than the skin

What can lesions range from in terms of severity?

• As simple as a freckle or as dangerous as skin cancer

• As simple as a rash or as dangerous as a sunburn

• As simple as a mole or as dangerous as a blister

• As simple as a scar or as dangerous as a bruise

Which type of skin lesion is described as a sac containing fluid pus?

• Macule

• Nodule

• Cyst

• Bulla

What is a bulla?

• A type of rash

• A small cut

• A large blister

• A skin infection

What is a cyst?

• A solid mass of tissue

• A sac containing fluid pus

• A type of skin rash

• A form of skin cancer

What is a nodule?

• A small, fluid-filled blister

• A solid bump larger than 0.4 inches

• A flat, discolored spot on the skin

• A red, itchy rash

What is another term for a papule?

• Blister

• Pimple

• Rash

• Scar

Which of the following describes a wheal?

• A small blister with clear fluid

• A flat, discolored spot

• An itchy, swollen lesion

• A large, solid mass